My spinach pie recipe if anyone wants it
Here's my recipe. My Greek uncle Steven Diapoules used to own a Greek restaurant and this is basically what he told me..
6 boxes frozen chopped spinach
1 lb (at least IMO) of Feta - in a brick
2 bars of salted butter
1 box phillo dough (needs a day to defrost if bought frozen)
1/2 onion (give or take)
1 bunch of scallions (give or take)
1 cup of Parmesan Cheese (at least IMO)
1 very good pastry brush - that doesn't lose its bristles - like mine did![]()
First of course defrost spinach & cook it
Then (SO IMPORTANT) squeeze towel dry and put aside!
Chop onions and scallions into tiny pieces
put one bar butter in frying pan melt and saute onions and scallions until glossy.
Mix with spinach
When its cool add feta crumbled and Parmesan
I wait until its cool because I don't want it to melt just yet)
Melt one bar of butter in coffee mug in micro
Lay out phillo dough - be careful - Id compare it with wet toilet paper - tears way too easily
I cover mine with Saran wrap and then a moist towel - trying to keep it moist because it can also dry out and crack easily.
Take out one layer and a time and brush it with butter
You decide how many layers to use. I do 2 or 3.
Then slice downwards into 5 strips
Put Spinach mixture at top of strip and fold downward like you would a flag - triangle
Put on cookie sheet
Then using pastry brush - butter tops
Bake at 350 degrees until light brown
** tip so Spinach doesn't stick to your hands butter your hands first.
Its my favorite thing to eat in the world. Believe it or not when I was on college I made this - 6 boxes of spinach and all and at it in ONE day all by myself. I do not recommend this![]()
ETA: You can add 2 eggs to the recipe if you want, but I dont like to because #1 I dont care for it that way and #2 then you cant pick at the mixture while you're making it![]()
This makes 2 - 3 trays of appetizers.
6 boxes frozen chopped spinach
1 lb (at least IMO) of Feta - in a brick
2 bars of salted butter
1 box phillo dough (needs a day to defrost if bought frozen)
1/2 onion (give or take)
1 bunch of scallions (give or take)
1 cup of Parmesan Cheese (at least IMO)
1 very good pastry brush - that doesn't lose its bristles - like mine did
First of course defrost spinach & cook it
Then (SO IMPORTANT) squeeze towel dry and put aside!
Chop onions and scallions into tiny pieces
put one bar butter in frying pan melt and saute onions and scallions until glossy.
Mix with spinach
When its cool add feta crumbled and Parmesan
I wait until its cool because I don't want it to melt just yet)
Melt one bar of butter in coffee mug in micro
Lay out phillo dough - be careful - Id compare it with wet toilet paper - tears way too easily
I cover mine with Saran wrap and then a moist towel - trying to keep it moist because it can also dry out and crack easily.
Take out one layer and a time and brush it with butter
You decide how many layers to use. I do 2 or 3.
Then slice downwards into 5 strips
Put Spinach mixture at top of strip and fold downward like you would a flag - triangle
Put on cookie sheet
Then using pastry brush - butter tops
Bake at 350 degrees until light brown
** tip so Spinach doesn't stick to your hands butter your hands first.
Its my favorite thing to eat in the world. Believe it or not when I was on college I made this - 6 boxes of spinach and all and at it in ONE day all by myself. I do not recommend this
ETA: You can add 2 eggs to the recipe if you want, but I dont like to because #1 I dont care for it that way and #2 then you cant pick at the mixture while you're making it
This makes 2 - 3 trays of appetizers.
