December 7th, 2010

one.mean.spanakopita

When I say this is one mean spanákopíta, I really mean it. Yes yes yes, my dear friend Aliki made one mean mean mean spanakopita :) It is a Greek spinach pie, spanáki means spinach and píta means pie. I really like the word spanákopíta. I think it is very cute.
We made it on one of those windy+cloudy+gray day in Milan, and it was just perfect. Thank you Aliki for sharing the recipe.

Spanakopita
2 medium leek, washed and finely sliced
500 grams of fresh spinach, washed well, blanched, drain very well
2 x 250 grams puff pastry
150 grams feta (or 200 grams if you really like it)
1 organic egg
some dill
sea salt and black pepper

Fry the leek on low fire with a few glugs of olive oil until soft but not coloured. Turn off the heat.
Preheat the oven to 250C.
Add the spinach and crumbled feta and dill, season with sea salt and pepper. Let cool abit, then add the egg, mix well.
Put one of the puff pastry on a pie pan, add the spinach mixture, then lay another layer of puff pastry on the top, trim the egg, and stab the surface with fork to avoid cracking.
Brush the pastry surface with olive oil then splash it with a few water.
Put in the oven for 20-30 minutes (until it turns golden)
Share+enjoy with friends!
Buon apetito! :)

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