Supper Spanakopita
- Two 10-ounce packages frozen spinach, thawed
- 2 large eggs
- 8 ounces feta, crumbled
- 1 cup ricotta
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
- 1/4 nutmeg, finely grated
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter
- Eighteen 17- by 12-inch phyllo sheets, thawed if frozen
- Put the spinach in a colander and squeeze out as much excess water as possible.
- In a large bowl, stir together the eggs, feta, ricotta, dill, nutmeg and spinach.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Set aside.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan, then remove from the heat.
- Cover the stack of phyllo sheets with 2 overlapping sheets of plastic wrap and then a dampened kitchen towel.
- Take 1 phyllo sheet from the stack and arrange on a work surface with a long side nearest you (keeping the remaining sheets covered) and brush with some butter.
- Top with another phyllo sheet and brush with more butter.
- Continue until you have a stack of 6 buttered phyllo sheets.
- Spoon 1 1/4 cups of the spinach mixture along the bottom third of the buttered phyllo.
- Roll up and place the log, seam side down, on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
- Repeat with the remaining filling and phyllo, to make 3 logs total.
- Brush the tops of the logs with any remaining butter.
- Refrigerate the unbaked spanakopita for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Bake the spanakopita until phyllo is golden and crisp, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before cutting.
- To serve, cut each log in half.
frozen spinach, eggs, feta, ricotta, dill, nutmeg, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, butter
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/supper-spanakopita (may not work)