Kathy Tsaples' delicious Spanakopita recipe
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Ingredients:
2 bunches English Spinach
1tsp salt
Ground pepper to taste
300g feta
2tbs dill, finely chopped
½ bunch spring onions, finely sliced
3 eggs, lightly beaten
400g phyllo pastry
1 cup cornflour
1 cup olive oil
Sesame seeds for sprinkling
Recipe:
Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a 40cm baking tray.
Thoroughly wash the spinach then finely shred. Place in a large bowl and sprinkle over the salt.
Crush the spinach with your hands until it has wilted.
Squeeze out all the liquid and place the spinach into a clean bowl. Season with pepper and add the feta, dill, spring onion and egg. Set aside until required.
Divide the phyllo pastry in to 5 balls, dust the workbench with cornflour and roll each ball into a large circle, dusting with cornflower as you go to prevent sticking. Roll the dough until almost translucent.
Drizzle each circle of dough with olive oil, fold over to form a semi-circle and spoon the spinach mixture along the straight edge leaving a 2cm boarder. Roll up carefully, stretching a little as you go, and form a coil starting at the centre of your tray.
Brush the top with olive oil, sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for 45 minutes or until crisp and golden.