Spanakopita

If you know me at all, then you should know that I absolutely LOVE greek food. It's simple to put together and DELICIOUS. My good friend gave me this recipe that she has been using in her family since she was little, and let me tell you, it is absolutely νόστιμα. That means delicious in greek, btw.

Okay, I'll stop bantering for the moment...-grumble-

Here is the recipe! :) I realy hope that you like it as much as I do.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs of fresh spinach or 2 10-ounce packages of chopped frozen spinach
• 2 onions- use spring onions if they are available, if not use two regular small white onions. They work the exact same way
• 4 tablespoons of butter (or to make it healthier use 1/2 cup of olive oil)
• 6 eggs beaten
• 1 lb of feta cheese, finely crumbled
• 2 tablespoons of minced /dried dill
• 1/2 lb of melted butter (now this is just what the recipe called for, but you can most certainly reduce this. It's to make the filo dough extra crispy and yummy)
• 20 sheets of filo dough
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe:

1. Wash spinach throughly. It's very important you let the spincah drain completely- for several hours or overnight is even better
2. Saute the onions lightly in butter or oil until translucent
3. After spinach has dried, chop the onions very finely, and add the rest of the ingredients togteher except for the filo and melted butter. Toss well.
4. Line a 10x16" (or whatever size you have) greased pan with half of the filo dough sheets. Brush each peice with butter until half of the sheets have been used
5. Place the spinach mixture over the filo dough, and cover with the remaining half
6. Role and tuck all filo into the edge of the pan. Lightly score into squares. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 55 minutes, or until nice and golden brown.
7. Cut and serve! :)