..........."that Hunger may hate you,........................... and venerable Demeter,................. Richly crowned, may love you and and fill your barn with food.......... -HESIOD, CA. 700 B.C.E.
SPANAKOPITA
Ingredients
- 2 Tbls EVOO
- 1 Large onion finely chopped
- 6 Scallions sliced
- 2# 4 oz Baby spinach
- 4 Tbls fresh chopped Parsley
- 2 Tbls Chopped fresh Dill
- 3 Eggs beaten
- 8 oz Crumbled Feta Cheese
- S & P TT
- 4 oz Butter
- 1 Pack double Filo Dough
- Work with 1 sheet at a time and keep covered so it does not get dry and brittle
Procedure
- To make filling, heat oil in pan, add onion & scallions cook till softened. Add Baby Spinach & cooked till wilted-remove and let cool.
- When mixture has cooled, add parsley, dill & eggs. Crumble in the Feta, season with S & P, & mix well.
- Melt the butter and use a little to grease a deep 12"x 8" metal or glass baking casserole dish, or like mine pictured above, a round one is acceptable, but may raise some eyebrows of a few Yiaya's out there 😱......Take 1 sheet and use to line base and sides of the dish. Brush the with butter or olive oil, (your preference). Repeat with about 4 layers.
- Spread the filling over the pastry, then top with remaining pastry sheets, brushing with butter or EVOO.
- Bake in Preheated oven, 375* for about 40 mins, until golden brown. Serve hot or cold
