Spanakopita

Hey there... I made spanakopita I used on recipe but played around with it a bit. I doubled the amount of feta, I used an extra egg, added less dill and more garlic. It needed the extra feta and im glad i bought two or else it would have just been a spinach and bland.

so here is the recipe.. i got it from Zaaar


Spanakopita


Ingredients

* 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen spinach
* 2 eggs
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 1 lemon, juice of
* 1 tablespoon dill
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* salt
* pepper
* 1/4 cup butter or margarine
* 1 (200 g) package feta cheese
* 12 sheets phyllo pastry
* 1/4 cup melted butter, for brushing pastry

Directions

1.
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Heat oven to 375°.
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Drain spinach of all liquid.
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3
Sauteé onions and garlic in 1/4 cup butter until tender, then add spinach, salt and pepper to taste.
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Sauteé 1-2 more minutes.
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in a large bowl, combine spinach mixture, eggs, dill, lemon juice and crumbled feta.
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Butter a 7" springform pan.
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Place phyllo between a damp (but not wet) tea towel so it doesn't dry out.
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Layer 6 sheets of phyllo in the pan, brushing each with melted butter.
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Fill with spinach mixture and fold edges over.
10.

Layer 6 more sheets of phyllo, brushing each with melted butter.
11.

Use a scissors to round the edges and cut 6 or 8 triangles in the top.
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Bake 45 minutes or until golden -- allow to stand 10 minutes before removing the springform.
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This can also be made into individual packets instead of a pie shape.