Spinach Pie (Spanakopita)

Name: Spinach Pie (Spanakopita)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 - 8 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Box Phyllo Pastry Dough (9"× 14"); 2 Packages Fresh Baby Spinach (10 oz) [Remove Stems] & [chopped]; 1 Small Curd Cottage Cheese (16 oz); 2 Eggs (Beaten); 2-1/2 lbs Feta Domestic Cheese (Crumbed); 1 Onion (Finely Chopped); 5 Tbs Fresh Dill (Finely Chopped); 5 Tbs Fresh Parsely (Finely Chopped); 1 Tbs Lemon Zest; 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice; 1 Bottle Ghee Clarified Butter (13 oz); 2 Tbs Garlic (Minced); 1 tsp Salt & pepper (to taste); 2 Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (8 oz)

Jeff Dustin @cook_4864811

Elkton md

Spinach Pie (Spanakopita)

Jeff Dustin @cook_4864811

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 - 8 people

1 BoxPhyllo Pastry Dough (9"× 14")
2 PackagesFresh Baby Spinach (10 oz) [Remove Stems] & [chopped]
1Small Curd Cottage Cheese (16 oz)
2Eggs (Beaten)
2-1/2 lbsFeta Domestic Cheese (Crumbed)
1Onion (Finely Chopped)
5 TbsFresh Dill (Finely Chopped)
5 TbsFresh Parsely (Finely Chopped)
1 TbsLemon Zest
1/2 tspLemon Juice
1 BottleGhee Clarified Butter (13 oz)
2 TbsGarlic (Minced)
1 tspSalt & pepper (to taste)
2Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (8 oz)

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Steps

1 hour

1

In a large bowl, add the following: feta, cottage cheese, eggs, salt & pepper mix well, then add onions, Dill, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, & zest & mix well.
2

Then, add mozzarella cheese & mix well, then add spinach, salt & pepper & mix well.
3

Butter a 13"× 9" baking dish with the ghee.
4

Place 8 phyllo sheets in pan with Ghee between each layer of phyllo sheets.
5

After the layers are down, pour the bowl of ingredients on top.
6

Then, add 8 more sheets of phyllo dough with ghee between each layer. Fold edges & corners into dish.
7

Add Ghee on the top of the bake.
8

Place in oven @ 350°F until golden brown & knife comes out clean. [About 1 hr]