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Spanakopita (spinach pie)

Golden buttery pastry with a cheesy green filling to boot - spanakopita is always worth getting excited over. The Chefs' Line

  • serves

    8

  • prep

    20 minutes

  • cook

    45 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

8

people

preparation

20

minutes

cooking

45

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 200 g feta cheese
  • 200 g ricotta cheese
  • 1 bunch English spinach, roughly chopped into 3 cm pieces 
  • 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 large French shallot, finely chopped 
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 100 g butter
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 375 g sheet butter puff pastry (see Note)

Instructions

Preheat the oven 180˚C.

Crumble the feta and ricotta into a large bowl. Add the spinach, spring onion and shallot in a bowl and stir to combine. Add the eggs, salt and pepper and use your hands to mix until well combined.

Place the butter and oil in a saucepan and melt over low heat. Using a pastry brush, grease a baking tray. Roll out the pastry sheet into a long thin rectangle, then cut in half. Place one half into a deep baking dish, half covering the sides. Spoon the spinach mixture into the pastry-lined tin. Place the second sheet of pastry on top and tuck inside the bottom sheet. Curl the sides of the bottom sheet over the top sheet to create a good seal. Brush with the remaining butter and bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden. Slice and serve.


Note:
•  This recipe uses Careme ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry which is slightly thicker than regular sheets of butter puff. If unavailable, use 2 sheets of regular butter puff.

This recipe is from Series 2 of  airing weeknights at 6pm on SBS. Episodes will be available after broadcast via . Join the conversation #TheChefsLine on Instagram , Facebook  and Twitter . Check out  for episode guides, cuisine lowdowns, recipes and more! 

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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Published 22 January 2020 10:32am
By Yanni Pappas
Source: SBS



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