BEST SPANAKOPITA RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place spinach in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender, about 2 to 6 minutes. Drain and press to remove all water. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until tender, but do not brown. Stir in cooked spinach and continue cooking until all moisture has evaporated. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• In a large bowl combine feta cheese, Swiss cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley and cinnamon. Stir in spinach and onion mixture.
• Brush the bottom of a 17x11 inch jelly roll pan with butter. Place 1 sheet of dough in the bottom of the pan; brush with butter. Continue to layer 13 more sheets of dough, brushing every other sheet with butter. Spread spinach and cheese mixture over dough. Continue layering with remaining dough, brushing every other sheet with butter. Tuck edges of dough under. Brush top sheet with butter and, using a sharp knife, score top layer into diamonds.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190°C / fan 170°C / gas 5

  Cook the onion in the olive oil, until soft and clear

  Add the spinach, add a squeeze of lemon juice and touch of salt and pepper, once the spinach has thawed and cooked in with the onion - leave to cool.

  In a bowl break up the block of feta, and add the cooled down spinach and onion mix – mix together thoroughly 

  Prepare the pastry – Remove the filo pastry from its packaging and cover with a damp tea towel (keeping it covered as you work). Take a sheet at a time, brush all over with melted butter then lay in the tin, so it covers the base and overhangs the sides. Take another sheet, brush with butter and lay on top, overlapping the sheet already in place, one you have 3 layers, add your spinach and feta mixture

  Now add more sheets to top the pie, with butter brushed in-between each

  Once you’ve used all the pastry – score the top into squares, how you will end up serving each piece

  Have a final brush of butter, sprinkle some nigella and sesame seeds over the top and bake for around 25-30 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown