Spanakopita

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 (200 g) package feta cheese
• 12 sheets phyllo pastry
• 1/4 cup melted butter, for brushing pastry

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°.
• 2 drain spinach of all liquid.
• 3 sauteé onions and garlic in 1/4 cup butter until tender, then add spinach, salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 sauteé 1-2 more minutes.
• 5 in a large bowl, combine spinach mixture, eggs, dill, lemon juice and crumbled feta.
• 6 butter a 7" springform pan.
• 7 place phyllo between a damp (but not wet) tea towel so it doesn't dry out.
• 8 layer 6 sheets of phyllo in the pan, brushing each with melted butter.
• 9 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.
• 12 bake 45 minutes or until golden -- allow to stand 10 minutes before removing the springform.
• 13 this can also be made into individual packets instead of a pie shape.