Spanikopita

Name: Spanikopita
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps melted butter; 1 egg, beaten; 113 grams feta with black pepper or plain feta, crumbled into tiny bits; 0 teaspoons nutmeg, ground or freshly grated; 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, half a turn of the pan; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 13 sheets (13 by 17-inch) sheets, defrosted phyllo pastry dough; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 3 Tbsps sour cream; 283 grams package frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry

Spanikopita might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 43% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 26g of protein, 34g of fat, and a total of 963 calories. A mixture of olive oil, salt and pepper, nutmeg, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the pastry dough you could follow this main course with the Sugar & Spice Pie Crust Cookies as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Place oven rack in center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F.

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Preheat a small pan over medium to medium high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add oil and onion and saute 5 minutes.

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Onion

Cooking Oil

Place onion in a bowl.

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Onion

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Add chopped dry, defrosted spinach and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

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Spinach

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Salt

Add feta to the bowl and combine it with spinach.

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Spinach

Feta Cheese

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Add beaten egg and sour cream to the bowl and combine with cheese, spinach and onion.

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On a large work surface, place 1 sheet of phyllo. Paint half of the sheet with a little melted butter, paying extra attention to your perimeter. Fold sheet in half. Pile 1/4 of your spinach mixture into a log shape working 2 inches from bottom and each side. Tuck bottom up and fold both sides in, then roll and wrap upwards until you reach the edge of the dough sheet. Each pastry will resemble an egg roll. Paint the seam and the ends of the roll with butter and set roll seam side down on a cookie sheet. Repeat and make 4 rolls.

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