{"id":91,"date":"2010-03-03T19:50:48","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T02:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/?p=91"},"modified":"2016-11-21T19:41:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T02:41:27","slug":"spanakopita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/?p=91","title":{"rendered":"Spanakopita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Greek-style Spinach and feta pie. Easy to make and super delicious! Can easily reheat in the oven or panfry leftovers.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><strong>INGREDIENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 bunch (about 320g) English spinach, or silverbeet<\/li>\n<li>2 sprigs fresh dill, chopped<\/li>\n<li>4 spring onions (shallots), chopped<\/li>\n<li>300g Danish feta cheese<\/li>\n<li>100g ricotta cheese<\/li>\n<li>40g finely grated hard cheese (pecorino, parmesan)<\/li>\n<li>5 eggs<\/li>\n<li>2 tblsp dry breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp ground nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li>60ml (3 tablespoons) olive oil<\/li>\n<li>375g packet of filo pastry (defrosted)<\/li>\n<li>185ml melted butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>METHOD:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 180\u00c2\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Trim the roots from the English spinach, or if using silverbeet, remove leaves from tough stems.<\/li>\n<li>Wash leaves and drain well. Coarsely shred the leaves and tender stalks of the spinach and set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Place the feta in a large bowl and coarsely mash with a fork.<\/li>\n<li>Add the ricotta, hard cheese, eggs, breadcrumbs, nutmeg, pepper, spring onions, dill and oil. Mix with the fork to combine.<\/li>\n<li>Add the spinach and set aside while preparing the pastry case.<\/li>\n<li>Lightly grease a 20cm x 30cm x 5cm deep baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Lay the filo out on a bench. Cover with a dry tea towel then a damp one to keep it from drying out.<\/li>\n<li>Line dish with a sheet of filo and butter the filo. Top with another sheet of filo and butter and continue until about half the sheets of filo are used.<\/li>\n<li>Using your hand or a large metal spoon, gently mix the spinach filling until thoroughly combined.<\/li>\n<li>Pour into the prepared pastry base and spread evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Top with remaining filo, buttering each sheet, ensuring the final sheet is well buttered.<\/li>\n<li>Trim any overhanging pastry and tuck in the sides.<\/li>\n<li>Use a sharp knife to mark pastry top into diamonds, allowing the knife to pierce the pastry once or twice to allow air to escape during baking.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle lightly with water and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until well browned and set.<\/li>\n<li>Gently shake the pan and the spanakopita will slide easily when cooked.<\/li>\n<li>Cover with foil if over browning.<\/li>\n<li>Cool on rack for 15 minutes before cutting to serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Greek-style Spinach and feta pie. Easy to make and super delicious! Can easily reheat in the oven or panfry leftovers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-veg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":419,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91\/revisions\/419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.avsky.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}