Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, country style spanakopita. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Country style spanakopita is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Country style spanakopita is something which I have loved my whole life.
Open up the phyllo pastry and place on a work surface. If using the country style pastry proceed, if using the. Spanakopita Rolls: Greek Spinach with Feta Phyllo Rolls for Thanksgiving. Vegetarian Gemista: Greek-Style Stuffed Roasted Vegetables.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook country style spanakopita using 15 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Country style spanakopita:
- Prepare sheets For the filo
- Get 1 kg flour
- Get salt ι
- Prepare 1/2 cup oil
- Get 5 tbsp vinegar
- Take water
- Prepare For the filling
- Make ready 1 kg spinach
- Get 4-5 spring onions
- Make ready 1 bunch dill
- Prepare 1/2 kg grated feta cheese
- Prepare 1/4 cup rice
- Prepare 3-4 eggs
- Make ready salt
- Take pepper
The traditional filling comprises chopped spinach, feta cheese, onions or scallions, egg, and seasoning. Spanakopita is a Greek spinach pie consisting of a buttery, flaky phyllo pastry with a filling of cooked spinach, lemon juice, feta cheese, and sometimes dill. It can be served either as a small snack. Assemble spanakopita: Place a tablespoon of spinach mixture on the corner nearest you on one strip of phyllo.
Instructions to make Country style spanakopita:
- First make the dough for the filo.
- Mix 3/4 of the flour with the salt, oil and vinegar.
- Add water little by little and knead until the dough doesn't stick to your hands.
- Divide the dough into three balls and keep them in a large bowl sprinkled with a little flour.
- Place the spinach in a bowl and add the finely chopped onions, the dill (finely chopped as well), the feta cheese, the eggs, salt, pepper and the rice.
- Rub all the ingredients with your hands so that the spinach sits.
- Go back to your filo sheets, rolling out each one with the help of the rest of the flour and a rolling pin.
- Brush your baking tray with oil and spread out one of the filo sheets making sure that there is some excess hanging over the sides so that you can fold it in the end.
- Spread half of the filling and top with another filo sheet.
- Spread the rest of the filling and finally, the last filo sheet.
- Fold the edges inwards and score into pieces.
- Brush the top with oil and bake for about an hour at 180°C.
It can be served either as a small snack. Assemble spanakopita: Place a tablespoon of spinach mixture on the corner nearest you on one strip of phyllo. Fold corner over mixture to make a triangle, then continue folding (like a flag) until phyllo. Layers of flaky phyllo dough paired with smooth and flavorful spinach-feta filling, make this Spanakopita (Traditional Greek Spinach Pie) a great lunch or light dinner. I love spanakopita and have been making it forever.
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