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Originally Posted by desertblues

If you do, post it. I like spinach and my family doesn't , so I don't get to eat it often. Perhaps they would like the spinach pancakes? (if I don't tell them what it is)

Try making some Spanakopita (Spinach Pie).


This is a basic recipe. Add other stuff, like dill, only after you've tried the basic pie

Spoiler:

Spinach Pie
This looks harder than it is.

Preparation time: 1 1/2 hours (includes 45 minutes of cooking time)
Serves: 4 to 8

• 1 Pound Fresh Spinach, cleaned coarsely chopped
• 1/2 chopped sweet onion
• 3 to 4 oz. Feta Cheese. From finely crumbled to some fairly large nuggets. (The more the better.)
• Raisins. As much as you like. Put at least some in there.
• (Optional - 1/2 of a large apple cut into small chunks.)
• 3 Eggs
• 3 Tbl spoons light olive oil (about 1/3 cup)
• Thawed Filo Dough (part of one box)
• Salt, add at least a little, but you can probably do without if you need to.

1) Preheat the oven to 425°.
2) Now clean and prepare the spinach, patting it dry with a paper towel.
3) Mix the uncooked Spinach and the olive oil in a LARGE bowl.
4) Mix in the eggs, onion, raisins, and Feta cheese in that order.

Remove the Filo from the box. Ignore the directions on the box.

Select a 9x12 inch baking pan (lasagna pan) and lightly brush the bottom with olive oil.

The (dreaded) Filo:
CAREFULLY fold the Filo sheet in half. And then half again (it’s just easier to hold it that way without tearing the Filo sheet). Now while holding the sheet vertically cut upward with scissors so that you have only 2 halves of one Filo sheet.

Lay it flat in the baking dish and with a soft pastry brush coat it with butter.

Make 2 or 3 layers.

Ignore any minor tears in the Filo and throw away any uncooperative sheets. You'll have plenty.

Spread half of the spinach mixture on the Filo and top with two sheets of filo (brushed with butter).

Spread the remaining half of the spinach mixture in the pan and top with 4 or 5 more layers of filo, basting each layer with butter.

Brush the top of the pie lightly with olive oil, or 1 large egg white for a golden crust.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. It will be lightly browned on top.


Spinach Pie Shopping list:

• 1 pound spinach. A 10oz. Bag is the minimum.
• 1 sweet white onion
• 1 small box of raisins
• 3 to 4 oz. Feta cheese - DO NOT SUBSTITUTE
• 1 large apple
• 3 eggs
• Light olive oil.
• Filo Dough
• 2 to 3 sticks of melted butter

PS - Don't worry too much about the Filo, you can always eat the evidence.

Another PS - I don't care if you don't like Feta cheese, it has to be in there.

And another PS - Don't get cute and cut it into "little triangles", everyone's going to eat a lot of it.