Servings:
8 persons
Time to make:
100 minutes
Calories per Servings:
Not Available
INGREDIENTS:
- 20 ounce frozen spinach, cooked and squeezed dry
- 1 large onion
- 3 tbsps olive oil
- 1 lb Danish Feta cheese
- 16 ounces ricotta cheese or well-drained dry cottage cheese
- 4 eggs
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp dry dill weed
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1 lb purchased filo dough
- additional butter if using purchased dough
STEP BY STEP:
- Add onion, cut into 1-inch pieces, to work bowl. Pulse on/off until
finely chopped
- In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat
- Add onions and sautˇ until limp and transparent. Do not let the onions brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Rinse Feta cheese under cold water to remove some of the salt. Pat dry with paper
towel
- Add Feta, broken into 2-inch pieces, to work bowl and process with ricotta cheese to break Feta into small chunks
- Add eggs, pepper and dill. Process until blended. Remove to a large bowl
- Add spinach to work bowl. Pulse on/off until finely chopped, but not purˇed. Add spinach and onions to cheese mixture. Stir to mix well. Cover and refrigerate while making filo dough
- Preheat oven to 375. In a saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Butter an 9 x
13-inch pyrex baking dish
- Layer one half of the filo sheets on the bottom of the dish, brushing the top of each sheet with butter
- Since the sheets donÕt fit the size of the pan, overlap and alternate as necessary
- Spoon on all the spinach mixture and continue layering until all the sheets are used
- Bake, uncovered, 25-35 minutes or until golden
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