SPANAKOTIROPITA

SPANAKOTIROPITA
( a traditional pie, apetiser)

Ingredients

1 kilo fresh spinach ( you can also use frozen spinach )
1 kilo feta cheese, crumbled
3 cups butter
1 spring onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
3 eggs, lightly beaten
extra virign olive oil
salt and pepper
home made phyllo pastry for pies

Wash the spinach, boil it for 5', when it is cool  squeeze it until all water is removed and put the spinach in a  bowl. Add the crumbled feta cheese. In a small pan, melt butter. Chop the green onions and add to the butter, cook for a few minutes until fragrant. Add the butter, the onions and the  fresh dill to the bowl. Stir together everything with a fork. Add lightly beaten eggs and combine into mixture.Brush a 9 x 13 pan with olive oil. Lay down a full sheet of phyllo. The edges should come up and over the sides. Brush with olive oil. Lay down another entire sheet and brush with olive oil. Now I like to cut sheets in half with kitchen sheers so they fit just the bottom of the pan. Continue to layer sheets of phyllo brushed with olive oil until you have 6 sheets.Put spinach and cheese mixture in the pan and spread evenly. Layer with 4 more half sheets that completely cover the spinach. Brush each layer with olive oil. Use full sheets again for the top two layers and allow the edges to come up over the top of the pan. Carefully roll the edges that overlap the pan inwards to create a rolled edge of phyllo around the perimeter of the pie. Brush entire top and edges with olive oil. With a sharp knife, make slits in the top of the pie to avoid bubbles when cooking.Bake in a 180 degree C oven for about 40 minutes or until the phyllo pastry is light brown. Remove and cool for 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

1. Spanakopita is a kind of .................
a. pie
b. sweet
c. cake
d. cookies

2. You need ................... to make spanakotiropita.
a. feta cheese
b. spinach
c. olive oil
d. all the above

3. Spanakotiropita is for a(n) .....................
a. main dish
b. apetiser
c. salad
d. drink