Spanakopita - Greek Spinach Pie

Spanakopita - Greek Spinach Pie

Spanakopita, or Greek Spinach pie is a quintessentially Greek dish that's a delicious combination of spinach, dill, scallions, and feta kissed with lemon and wrapped in crispy paper-thin filo dough layers.
Filo, or phyllo, dough is amazing… so is butter! Spanakopita has both!

For those of you who do not know, spanakopita is a simple, but oh so tasty, Greek dish made with spinach and feta, fresh dill, lemon, parsley, and scallions. It’s encapsulated in a flaky, paper-thin pastry shell and is a total crowd pleaser!

A FEW TIPS AND POINTERS
* This is a pretty easy recipe to make vegan, sub olive oil for the butter. Aquafaba for the egg whites, use a tasty vegan cheese (I like Kite Hill) some silky tofu can replace the yolks.
*If you’re a cheese lover try adding 3/4 cup of parmesan and an extra 1/4 cup of feta.
*You can substitute olive oil for butter if you’re watching the sat fats.
*Keep your butter warm! As is cools you will add more on with each stroke.
*For an extra dimension of flavor try melting the butter in a small pot with a few bay leaves.
*This is an AMAZING make ahead dish. Just wrap well and keep in the freezer until you have some unexpected
*You will have to make about a thousand of them because they get eaten SO FAST! These are as great as a canapé. These make for a great side to the main course! You can make these ahead and freeze them for an easy make ahead meal.

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Aww, your Mom is so pretty and I love her little accent. I can see you as a young boy baking with your Mom in the kitchen, laughing and tasting all of the cookie dough. I used to bake with my Mom and would get in trouble for eating all of the raw dough, but it was delicious. Ah, those were the days. Thanks for sharing your Mom with us. Hi Mom!

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Awww I ❤ your mom!!!! You should have her cook with you more often! I also want to say how thankful I am for your channel! I have made (and saved) so many of your recipes because you take your time and explain everything as you go…I love that because it is so helpful. You are a wonderful cook and it shows in the final results. This might end up being new favorite dish for my family since we are huge spinach fans.

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Dear John thank you from the bottom of my heart. I enjoy your company you are so sweet, and funny. And seen your sweet and beautiful mom was the best present for us. I am from Athens Greece and I am very happy that your father is Greek. Love your recipes. And bravo for your spanakopita. Love Helen

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I never met my dad. Recently did my DNA 57% GREEK. I’m trying this recipe. It looks sooo good. Your mom is beautiful 😍. Love the chemistry. keep the Greek recipes coming.

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Cooking is such a great bonding activity and a great way to keep traditions alive. My Grandmom had me baking with her as soon as I could stand and when my little cousin came along it became all 3 of us and now I have a nephew and I started baking with him when he could stand on a chair without falling. It's something I cherish. There is sometime really special about doing something the same way for generations.

[autumnstorm]

I learned how to make this in Grease. I'm Italian & grew up with Greeks as my best friends. They make homemade filo & they make it look so easy. I use frozen filo. They use spinach, green onions, feta cheese and cottage cheese. Fresh dill, Eggs & a cup of oil. I cut the oil down to a bit under a 1/2 cup, because you have to put oil between the filo sheets. When done baking it I dump the extra oil into an empty coffee can. So, my Italian family loves this dish. I make it every Easter. A huge pan. Then, the rest of the meal is all Italian. I think I'll surprise my Mom & make this today. It's so yummy. It taste so good cold the next day. When I was in Russia I learned how to make Russian fried potatoes, they put mushrooms & dill in them. They fry the potatoes slices in butter add mushrooms & fresh dill. They serve them with Sour cream. The best potatoes Iv ever eaten. We adopted our baby from Russia just in time. Putin closed Adoption to Americans. Russian people cook with a lot of butter. They are warm & welcoming people. Love your channel. I enjoyed watching you & your beautiful Mom make this recipe. Have a beautiful blessed day.

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I can tell you have a great relationship with her. 🤗 I loved the faces you made when she took over and showed you her way of doing it. 😁

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Your mom seems so sweet... it’s clear to see the love she has for you and the love you share for food.

[tmz]

Honestly, before this video I wouldn't think of trying to make this because I assumed it was quite difficult. But you made it so easy to do. And I love love love your cooking with your beautiful mom. Thanks

[arulr]

I just tried this recipe and my 18 month old daughter loved it
As a mother I m happy I gave her nutritional food 🥘 thank you

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You and your lovely Mother Rock!... on so many levels.... I am 71 years old and thought I knew just about everything about a lot of things. Ha! You are refining some of my methods with your tutorials. Every single time I follow one, the result is perfection. I made your vegetable quiche yesterday. The lemon zest in the crust really wakes it up and the vegetable, herb and cheese combo made my very particular and conservative 85 year old husband greedy. I have re-created several of your cakes for family bashes. What fun! We all applaud you. Spanakopita is is next!

[bleugaze]

I'm going to need this to become a permanent part of your channel. Homemade lamb gyro and galaktaboureko recipe please. and any other Greek recipes please. I had fun watching this and learned alot. Thank you to the both of you