Spinach-feta pie (spanakotyropita)

Do you like spinach and cheese? Especially feta cheese? Imagine adding the subtle smell of the dill on top and cover all of them with crunchy layers of a pastry like "filo"... Yummy... We call this "spanakotyropita" in greek and it is a pie that is made with filo and has a filling of spinach and feta.
I come exactly from the region that is known for this and normally, it is even better if we make our own pastry of filo. I will be sincere here, it takes time to make your own filo, so let's use today the ready made one, but of good quality still...

  

Ingredients:
500gr fresh spinach
3-4 fresh onions or 1 big onion
300gr feta cheese
3 eggs
2-3 spoonfuls of flour
dill
salt, pepper, olive oil  

Procedure:
Use a kitchen scissor to slice the spinach and then wash it well. Add salt and with your hands squeeze enough the spinach to take all the liquid out of it.  Drain it well.
Put in a big bowl, the drained spinach, the sliced onions, the smashed feta, the dill, the eggs, some olive oil, the flour, the salt and the pepper.


Mix well with a spoon.

Put olive oil in an oven dish like in the photo using a brush. Open next to it, the filo pastry. The size of the oven dish should be approximately the same with the filo.

Start adding one by one the filo adding a bit of olive oil in between. Make 4-5 layers of it.
Then, add evenly some of the mixture and cover with 2 layers of filo. Continue the same procedure for 3-4 times.
Finish by covering with 4-5 layers of filo, adding a bit of olive oil in between. 

 Cut with a knife evenly in pieces.

 Bake in the oven at 180 degrees of Celsius/fan for about 40min or until it gets a nice golden color.
When it starts to get a color on top, open the oven and with your hand, wet it slightly (like spraying it).

 Doesn't it make you willing to try to do it?