How to Make Spinach Pie..aka..SPANAKOPITA

The clearest memory I have growing up was the smell from my mothers kitchen.  A lot of great food came out of that kitchen from Avgolemono Soup to Galaktobouriko, but the one smell that I can remember most was the Spanakopita.  The butter starting to brown the phyllo, the melting feta cheese, the unmistakeable smell of the dill and leeks...just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

-1.5 tbsp EVOO

-1 LARGE ONION

-4 cups LEEKS

-2 cups SCALLIONS

Starting with the prep work I finely chopped all my veggies.  Then I turned the stove on high and threw in the Olive Oil.  Next I added the onions, leeks and scallions. I let those cook down for about 15 minutes while stirring frequently.

-6 lbs frozen chopped SPINACH

-1 cup DILL

-1 tbsp SALT

-1 tsp PEPPER

Once the onions are cooked down I add the Spinach and Dill and mix together with the sauteed veggies.  I did this on medium heat for about 10 more minutes while stirring until the Spinach absorbed the flavors of the other vegetables.  Then I added the Salt and Pepper.  At this point a take the filling off the stove and I'm ready to move on to the next steps.

-1.5 lb RICOTTA CHEESE

-1 lb COTTAGE CHEESE

-1 lb FETA CHEESE

-4 EGGS lightly beaten

Now for the cheesy goodness!  First I crumbled in the feta cheese, then I added the eggs, ricotta and cottage cheese. Mixed it all together and that was that.

Now it was time to fold the pies in the phyllo dough and before I get into trying to explain the steps in this post, I shot a video (coming Soon!) to give you a better idea on how it went down.  ENJOY!