Spanakopita or spanakotyropita (because it contains cheese) is the quintessential Greek pie. Made with homemade phyllo that is rolled thin and baked in a pan until golden brown. Learn how easy it is to make the filling and to roll your own dough for this traditional Greek recipe.
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INGREDIENTS FOR SPINACH FILLING:
* 64 ounces fresh spinach, chopped
* 8 green onions, chopped
* 1/2 cup chopped parsley
* 1/4 cup chopped dill
* 1/4 cup chopped mint
* 4 large eggs
* 1 ½ cups grated feta, divided
* 1/2 teaspoon pepper
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/3 cup olive oil
* 1/2 cup bread crumbs
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For the phyllo dough:
* 6 ½ cups all-purpose flour (plus another 1/4 cup if needed)
* 2 cups lukewarm water
* 1/3 cup olive oil
* 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
* 2 eggs
* 1/3 cup milk
* olive oil for brushing on top of pita, and for greasing the bottom of your pan
spanakopita is the quintessential Greek pie watch how we make it to begin plunge Your Greens into a pot of boiling water for about 30 seconds drain and set aside to cool in the meantime prepare your filo dough in a large bowl add your sifted flour water olive oil red wine vinegar beaten eggs and milk knead well until your dough comes together this will take several minutes you may need to add a bit more flour so that your dough is malleable but not too stiff when the greens are cool enough to have handle sque squeeze out as much water as possible removing as much water as you can is very important Place Your Greens in a large bowl and add the grated feta the beaten eggs the olive oil breadcrumbs salt and pepper and stir to combine divide your dough in half and begin to roll out one of the halves of the rolling pin your filo should end up being thin enough so that you could almost see through it Grease the bottom of your pan and place your dough into your pan being sure that it overlaps the sides pour the filling into youran pan on top of your felo crumble some more feta over the spinach filling take the remaining filo dough and roll it out so that it is large enough to cover the top of your pan use the dough to cover the top of the spinach mixture using a sharp pairing knife squore the top layer of filo and brush the top of the filo dough with some olive oil place in the middle rack of your oven and bake for about 60 minutes or until your filo is a nice golden color