Just made my first batch of spanakopita

[Marthe48]

I had the ingredients, and I wanted to use up the 1/2 pack of Phyllo dough I had in the freezer. My away daughter is coming for the weekend, and thought it would be a nice treat for her visit.

It sure smells good.

I've eaten spanakopita a few times. When I looked at recipes online, one recipe said to have a slightly sweet flavor, no garlic, but the spanakopita I had was not sweet, so I found a recipe that used garlic and I hope it is close!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. Mmmmmm!!! Sounds delish!

[justhanginon]

2. One of my all time favorites and well worth the effort to make at home.

Hope you guys enjoy your Spanakopita. Definitely a treat.

[dlk]

3. Yum!

I love it with tzatziki sauce.

[niyad]

4. Yummmmmmm

[lillypaddle]

5. I had to look it up

but it sure sounds delicious! When you have time, please share which recipe you used, I'd love to try it.

[Marthe48]

6. Here is a link to the recipe I found

https://www.themediterraneandish.com/spanakopita-recipe-greek-spinach-pie/

My daughter really liked it. I had a piece and it was good, but she brought homemade cupcakes with strawberry frosting, beat out my effort hands down

[lillypaddle]

7. Thanks

I love sweets, but I'll go for savory instead every time.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Lots of tempting recipes there. I plan to preorder her book. nt

[hippywife]

8. Sounds really good.

I've only made it once, many years ago. Hope yours turns out good. If it does, you'll have to share with us the recipe you used.

[tishaLA]

10. Because of this post, I tried it myself over the weekend

I've always been petrified of using phyllo because I was sure I'd rip every piece of it if I tried to use it. It was a lot easier than I imagined--and I only tore one sheet.

[Marthe48]

11. Good for you!

How was your spanakopita?

I am the least likely person to use Phyllo. It is probably a good thing I was clueless when I made my first batch of baklava. And in a related effort, spring rolls. (no reflection on you!)

[Hotler]

12. I tried that awhile back and it turned out great. By the time I was done slapping each sheet

with olive oil I had it all over the place. It made a huge pan worth. I ended up cutting it up in to servings and freezing them. I think it freezes well. I went to the dollar store and got a small spry bottle and use it for applying olive oil to the sheets. I might end up using less oil and be less messy.

[Marthe48]

13. Spray bottle is a good idea

I use a pastry brush and don't worry about covering the whole sheet with oil. The whole is greater than the parts

[Hotler]

14. You know what goes good with spanakopita is a slice of pastitsio.

This makes a big pan full, freezes well.

[Marthe48]

15. Maybe someday

Looks luscious! I've never heard of it, but I'd like to try it