Greek Spinach Pie Recipe
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup sliced green onion with tops | ||
| 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed | ||
| Cooking oil | 1 Tablespoon | |
| 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Milk | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 2 , beaten | |
| 1 cup cream-style cottage cheese | ||
| Feta cheese | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), crumbled | |
| Baking powder | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| 2 16 x 16-inch sheets fillo dough | ||
| Butter | 2 Tablespoon, melted | |
Directions
In skillet cook onion and dill in hot oil till onion is tender.
Squeeze excess water from spinach; add to skillet.
Cook till heated through; keep warm.
In large saucepan melt the 1/4 cup butter; blend in flour and salt.
Stir in milk all at once.
Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute more.
Stir half the hot sauce mixture into eggs; return to saucepan.
Stir in cheeses, spinach mixture, and baking powder.
Set aside.
Brush half of one sheet of fillo dough with some of the melted butter; fold in half.
Butter half of this dough rectangle and fold again, forming an 8-inch square.
Place in greased 8x8x2-inch baking pan.
Pour in spinach mixture.
Repeat buttering and folding remaining fillo dough.
Place atop spinach mixture; tuck in edges.
Bake, uncovered, at 325° till mixture is set and top is browned, 35 to 40 minutes.
Let stand 10 minutes.
Squeeze excess water from spinach; add to skillet.
Cook till heated through; keep warm.
In large saucepan melt the 1/4 cup butter; blend in flour and salt.
Stir in milk all at once.
Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute more.
Stir half the hot sauce mixture into eggs; return to saucepan.
Stir in cheeses, spinach mixture, and baking powder.
Set aside.
Brush half of one sheet of fillo dough with some of the melted butter; fold in half.
Butter half of this dough rectangle and fold again, forming an 8-inch square.
Place in greased 8x8x2-inch baking pan.
Pour in spinach mixture.
Repeat buttering and folding remaining fillo dough.
Place atop spinach mixture; tuck in edges.
Bake, uncovered, at 325° till mixture is set and top is browned, 35 to 40 minutes.
Let stand 10 minutes.
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