GREEK ISLAND'S SPINACH PIE

GREEK ISLAND'S SPINACH PIE image

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 9

(3)packages frozen 16 oz. Bags cut leaf spinach
1- 8 oz package Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 lb. Crumbled Feta cheese
3 medium onions(cut lengthwise)
6 sprigs of fresh dill (Remove stems and chop fine)
3 tbsps. Olive oil
1 package of fillo pastry sheets(can be found in the freezer section of any supermarket)
4 oz. Melted butter
1 egg(optional)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat olive oil slightly in a dutch oven over medium heat. Saute onions in olive oil until lightly browned. Add dill. Use low heat, and then add spinach. Cover dutch oven and let spinach thaw over low heat. Once spinach is thawed, remove dutch oven from heat and add Philadelphia Cream Cheese, feta, egg. Mix thoroughly with wooden spoon. If mixture appears too wet, add ½ cup bread crumbs to absorb excess liquid. In a 13" x 9" cookie sheet, brush bottom of pan with pastry brush. Add (1)layer of fillo. With pastry brush, brush fillo with melted butter. Add another sheet of fillo and repeat process until there are at least 6 layers of fillo. Add spinach mixture and pat evenly. Add layer of fillo. Brush with melted butter. Repeat this process until there are at least 6 layers of fillo. Cut even squares all the way through. Then cut triangles. Bake Spinach Pie for approximately 45 minutes or until fillo is browned.