Spanakopita (veg) traditional Greek pastry

Name: Spanakopita (veg) traditional Greek pastry
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10 phyllo pastry sheets; 1 bunch spinach rinsed, drained and chopped; 1 Onions diced; 4-5 cloves garlic chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 spring onion chopped; 100 grams cottage cheese; 1/2 Cup melted Butter; 1 tbsp black pepper; 1 tbsp mix herbs; to taste Salt

Shikha Vijay @Shikhavijay1264

Mumbai

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It's a traditional Greek pastry(also widely known as "spinach pie")made from layers of flaky,golden phyllo dough, spinach, cheeses and butter)

Shikha Vijay @Shikhavijay1264

Mumbai

#nonindian
#post8
It's a traditional Greek pastry(also widely known as "spinach pie")made from layers of flaky,golden phyllo dough, spinach, cheeses and butter)

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Ingredients

10phyllo pastry sheets
1 bunchspinach rinsed, drained and chopped
1Onions diced
4-5 clovesgarlic chopped
1 tbspolive oil
1spring onion chopped
100 gramscottage cheese
1/2 Cupmelted Butter
1 tbspblack pepper
1 tbspmix herbs
to tasteSalt

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a square baking tray with cooking spray.
Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Saute onion, green onions, and garlic until softened and just starting to turn colour Add chopped spinach.
2

Saute until spinach is warmed, about 2 minutes or so. add salt,black pepper and mixed herbs.add cottage cheese. Keep aside.
3

Melt the butter in a small sauce pan. Layer one sheet of phyllo into the prepared Grease tray. lightly brushing with the melted butter Now, repeat with 4 more sheets. fanning them in the tray so they overlap. Add the spinach mixture and spread evenly.
4

Fold in all four corners of the phyllo. you can layer the 5 remaining sheets (buttered in between each sheet) and just neatly tuck in the edges.
Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. If the top is browning too quickly, cover loosely with foil mid-way through the baking process. The top should be golden and the filling warm inside.
Test with a knife.Let stand for 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving.