Spanikopita
(from shytowntee’s recipe box)
Source: RecipeThing user cmonster
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Serves 2 people
Categories: appetizer
Ingredients
- 4 oz frozen chopped spinach (thawed & drained)
- 2 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
- 2 oz feta cheese
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 t salt
- 2 T melted butter
- 6 sheets of frozen phyllo dough (thawed)
Directions
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eheat oven to 375.
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In bowl combine spinach w/cream cheese & mix until smooth.
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Add feta, egg yolk & salt.
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Stir until thoroghly combined.
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Unroll phyllo dough, place on flat surface & separate out 6 sheets, gently lifting them off the stack of sheets as a single unit.
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Lay 1 phyllo sheet out and brush entire surface with butter.
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Top w/another layer of phyllo. Repeat for a total of 3 layers of phyllo.
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Spoon half of the filling into the center of the phyllo sheets.
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Fold the sides of teh phyllo in over the filling, fold the bottom up and the top down to form a rectangle.
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Brush w/butter and place fold side down on ungreased baking sheet.
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Bake 35-45 minutes.