Dinner Spanakopitas

Ina Garten

2008, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, All Rights Reserved

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Go Greek

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Total Time:
1 hr 20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
1 hr 0 min
Yield:
12 strudels
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup good olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 3 scallions, white and green parts, chopped
  • 2 (10-ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, defrosted
  • 4 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • Plain dry bread crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups small-diced feta cheese (12 ounces)
  • 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
  • 24 sheets frozen phyllo dough, defrosted
  • 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • Flaked sea salt, such as Maldon, for sprinkling

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan, add the onion, and cook for 5 minutes over medium-low heat. Add the scallions, and cook for another 2 minutes until the scallions are wilted but still green. Meanwhile, gently squeeze most of the water out of the spinach and place it in a large bowl.

When the onion and scallions are done, add them to the spinach. Mix in the eggs, Parmesan cheese, 3 tablespoons bread crumbs, the nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Gently fold in the feta and pine nuts.

Place 1 sheet of phyllo dough flat on a work surface with the long end in front of you. Brush the dough lightly with butter and sprinkle it with a teaspoon of bread crumbs. Working quickly, slide another sheet of phyllo dough on top of the first, brush it with butter, and sprinkle lightly with bread crumbs. (Use just enough bread crumbs so the layers of phyllo don't stick together.) Pile 4 layers total on top of each other this way, brushing each with butter and sprinkling with bread crumbs. Cut the sheets of phyllo in half lengthwise. Place 1/3 cup spinach filling on the shorter end and roll the phyllo up diagonally as if folding a flag. Then fold the triangle of phyllo over straight and then diagonally again. Continue folding first diagonally and then straight until you reach the end of the sheet. The filling should be totally enclosed. Continue assembling phyllo layers and folding the filling until all of the filling is used. Place on a sheet pan, seam sides down. Brush with melted butter, sprinkle with flaked salt, and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the phyllo is browned and crisp. Serve hot.

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  • on December 24, 2011

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    This was out of this world. I loved it. I decided to make a casserole instead and lined the casserole dish with the phyllo and then added the spinach (without pine nuts and then layered the phyllo on the top and put it in at 375 for 40 minutes. It was delicious. We wanted it to last for 2 days but there was not enough so next time I will make two casseroles. I knew picking a recipe from Ina would be just the right one.

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  • on November 13, 2011

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    wonderful.....total time was about 2hrs....about 1.5 to prep and then the cook time...but it was well worth it....i also achieved about 20 strudels!....which was fine by us....the entire family loved it!....surely one that will be made over and over!...

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  • on September 29, 2011

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    Yum! I add lots of minced dill to the spinach/cheese mixture, as dill is traditional in Greek Spanikopita. I don't use the pine nuts (although they're probably good, because they are untraditional. I serve this with a big greek salad.

    My tip: use french feta from an import store...IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE AS FAR AS TASTE!!!!!

    Lastly, I married a greek 20 years ago and was lucky to get cooking lessons from his mom and yiayia. I know my greek food and this is a really good recipe!!! OPA!!

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