Egg & Spinach Hors D'oeuvres (torta Pascualina)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 lb phyllo pastry (12 sheets)
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted
• 6 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 2 cups cooked spinach, squeezed dry
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 6 hard-boiled eggs, sliced

Recipe

• 1 brush a 9x12x2 inch baking pan with butter.
• 2 cover with 3 layers phyllo dough, brushing the surface of each layer with melted butter.
• 3 sprinkle 1 tablespoon grated cheese over the third layer.
• 4 cover with 3 more layers, brushing each layer with butter.
• 5 combine 4 tablespoons grated cheese with the spinach, salt, pepper, nutmeg, cream and flour and mix well.
• 6 spread over the layered dough and cover with the egg slices.
• 7 repeat the procedure with the remaining 6 leaves of dough, brushing the top layer generously with melted butter.
• 8 bake in a preheated 350°f oven for 50 minutes until crisp, flaky and golden.
• 9 cut into serving pieces and serve hot or cold.