Source: Greek Gourmet Cookbook. Krinos Foods Inc.
Makes 75 bite size triangles
Preparation time: 45 minutes
Tips: Triangles can be frozen before baking.
Spinach & Cheese Triangles
Spanakopites
Ingredients
Preparation
10 ounces frozen leaf spinach -- thawed
4 scallions with greens, minced
1/2 cup minced parsley
1/2 cup minced dill
1/2 cup Feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 pound cream cheese
1/4 pound farmer cheese
2 tablespoons Kefalotyri cheese (Krinos brand) (see note 1)
2 whole eggs
pepper to taste
1/2 pound fillo dough (Krinos brand)
1/2 pound butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
1. Squeeze spinach dry and chop. Combine with remaining ingredients, except for fillo dough and melted butter. Mix until smooth.
2. Pour mixture into a blender or processor and mix.
3. Unwrap fillo dough and cover with slightly dampened towel. Work with 1 fillo sheet at a time. Brush sheet with melted butter. Cut lengthwise into 5 strips. Fold bottom of strip over 1/3 of itself. Center 1/2 teaspoon of mixture on folded end of strip. Fold end over end to form a triangle shape. Continue folding strip (like folding a flag) until you have formed a triangle shape.
4. Repeat (3) until all pieces are formed.
5. Arrange triangles 1" apart on buttered, foil-lined baking sheet. Brush with butter and bake in preheated 350F degrees oven for 15 minutes or until golden and puffed.
NOTES : 1) Kefalotyri: a hard sheep's milk cheese. When young and fresh it is a flavorful table cheese. With age, it becomes a sharper cheese ideal for grating.
