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What is spanakopita? Spanakopita is a Greek dish. It is a pastry filled with spinach and cheese. Sounds good, right? Let’s talk about how to make it.

Well, if you need to make pastry, then you need… dough, of course. And now I have a confession to make - I am not that big on baking and I am not that big on making dough. But I love making savory dishes, and spanakopita is definitely a savory dish.

So what to do? The good news is, if you don’t want to make the dough, you don’t have to! You can buy the dough at the store! For this recipe I buy the fillo dough that comes in two sheets, defrost it and use the rolling pin to roll them out a bit. Much faster than making the dough on my own.

One secret to making great spanakopita is making sure that your spinach is extra dry before you combine it with the rest of the filling. The first time I made spanakopita I didn’t squeeze the liquid our of the spinach. The result was a very wet, not very appetizing pie.

Serve this dish as a main course, with a salad, such as Greek Salad or Panzanella Salad. It is also great as an appetizer. Here is my spanakopita recipe!

Tools You Will Need To Make Spanakopita

Knife
Cutting Board
Saute Pan
Rolling Pin
9×13 Baking Dish

Ingredients For Spanakopita

1 pound of fresh baby spinach
1/3 pounds of Feta Cheese
1 pound of Ricotta Cheese
1 ounce of grated Parmesan Cheese
1 tablespoon of fresh dill
1 egg
1 tablespoon of milk
Flour for dusting
Butter

1 box of fillo dough (the one with two sheets)

How To Make Spanakopita

Wash the spinach. Saute spinach in a sSaute pan until spinach wilts. Let the spinach cool completely, and then squeeze as much water as possible out of it.

Chop the dill.

Make the filling - combine the spinach, dill and all the cheeses and mix.

Pre-heat the oven to 375F. Butter the baking dish.

Dust one of your cutting boards with flour, and use the rolling pin to roll out one of dough sheets (you have two) enough, so that it covers the bottom and sides of the baking dish.

Line the baking dish with the dough, put the filling in the middle, making sure to leave 3-4 inches of dough without the filling on all the sides. Roll out the second dough sheet, making it the same size as the first one. Fold the top and bottom crusts together, and forming a ridge just like you see in the picture.

Make egg wash by whisking the egg with the milk. Brush the top of the spanakopita with the egg wash. Score with a sharp knife and bake for 45-60 minutes, until it is golden brown and done.

Let it cool and enjoy!

Take a look at more Greek recipes: Greek Salad Recipe, Couscous Salad With Eggplants, Feta and Red Onions.