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Spanakopita Recipe

Spanakopita is a Continental christmas recipies recipe made with 11 ingredients in 13 steps.

Ingredients

  • vegetable oil. . . . .½ cup
  • large onions, chopped. . . 2
  • frozen chopped spinach -
  • thawed, drained and squeezed dry. . . 2 (10 ounce) packages
  • chopped fresh dill. . . . .2 tablespoons
  • all-purpose flour. . . . .2 tablespoons
  • feta cheese, crumbled. . . . .2 (4 ounce) packages
  • eggs, lightly beaten. . . . .4
  • salt and pepper. . . . .to taste
  • phyllo dough. . . . 1 ½ (16 ounce) packages
  • butter, melted. . . . .¾ pound

How to make Spanakopita

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  3. Slowly cook and stir onions until softened.
  4. Mix in spinach, dill and flour.
  5. Cook approximately 10 minutes, or until most of the moisture has been absorbed.
  6. Remove from heat.
  7. Mix in feta cheese, eggs, salt and pepper.
  8. Lay phyllo dough flat and brush with butter.
  9. Place a small amount of spinach mixture onto each piece of dough.
  10. Fold phyllo into triangles around the mixture.
  11. Brush with butter.
  12. Place filled phyllo dough triangles on a large baking sheet.
  13. Bake in the preheated oven 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until golden brown.

Notes

"The recipe for these spinach and feta appetizer triangles came from a Greek family friend.
They may be frozen prior to baking."

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