Spinach Pie

Hey Guys! Tony here. You can not get a good spinach pie in the state of Florida. And, it's not on the menu at Chik-Fil-A. So, if you want something done right, you have to do it your self. Behold, this week's Food Adventure:  the sinfully good Spinach pie.

 Time to break out ye olde cookbook. Betty Crocker is my Bible. She doesn't fail to deliver.  For starters, let's go ahead and fire up that oven to 375 degrees.  You can do your prep while the oven heats up.  Things you will need:

Feta make it mo better.

1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 onion (1/2 cup)
1 package of cream cheese (8oz)
2 eggs
1 tablespoon of dill weed
2 packages of frozen chopped spinach (9 oz each)
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 stick of unsalted butter (melted)
1/2 cup of feta cheese
20 sheets of frozen phyllo dough (thawed)  

Heat oil in a 10 inch skillet on medium heat. So, get your big pan and start cooking. Add your olive oil and start sauteeing those onions and garlic. Once they are just starting to brown, add your spinach. Stir it up good.  Next, add the cream cheese, feta and your eggs and pretty much everything but the dough and the butter. Mix that stuff up good, and it's showtime.

I like pie.

This is the fun part. Layering the phyllo dough one sheet at a time into a glass pan, the bottom generously smeared with butter, and the brushing-on of generous amount of melted, unsalted butter.
We did six layers of dough before adding our first layer of the spinach mixture. Then, we repeated the process of laying down another six layers of dough, one sheet at a time and buttering each sheet before laying down the next, and adding a second layer of the spinach mixture.  Place the remaining sheets of the phyllo dough on top of the second layer of spinach, brushing each sheet with butter, and you're good to go.

Your oven should be good and hot by now. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes. We checked it at 25 and let it bake the full 35 minutes.  Let it cool for ten minutes. By this time, I'm ready to drink some wine and eat some pie. Let's eat!

Tony's Rating : 5.0
Flawless victory! So good. I felt like I was a kid again eating at Olga's Kitchen. Fan-freaking-tastic! Satisfying on so many levels. Comfort food like this gives me a warm sense of well being. We ate it all. We are piggy-doggies. =)

Total cost to make around 15 bucks.

Sandy's Rating:  5.0
This was a home run.  The phyllo was flaky and crunchy.  The spinach filling was perfectly creamy and cheesy.  And, immensely satisfying after a long day of yard work.  It takes a lot of patience to make this dish, but it is so very worth it.


Until the next Food Adventure.
~All men must dine.