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Spinach Cheese Puffs (Spanakopetes) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
1 pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed OR 1 lb fresh spinach, well washed and finely chopped
1/2 lb feta cheese
6 oz ricotta cheese
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/2 lb phyllo pastry sheets
1/2 cup butter, melted (half margarine may be used)
Directions:
Directions:
Saute onion in olive oil for 5 minutes. Add spinach, from which as much water as possible has been drained. Simmer with the onion over low heat, stirring occasionally until most of moisture is evaporated.

Crumble feta cheese into small pieces. Add ricotta cheese and blend well. Add beaten egg and mix well. Toss bread crumbs into spinach-onion mixture and add to cheese, Stir until well blended.

With buttered phyllo sheets, cut the sheets of phyllo pastry into quarters. Refrigerate 3 quarters, and cover the 1 quarter with a lightly damped towel. Brisk each quartered sheet well with melted butter. Place 1 Tablespoon of spinach cheese mixture 1-inch from narrow edge of sheet. Fold the inch margin over mixture; fold long edges in toward middle. Butter again and roll compactly to end. Repeat with remaining dough.

Bake the spanakopetes in a 425º for 20 minutes. Cut rolls while still warm.

 

 

 

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