Byrek me Spinaq- Albanian Spinach Pie
Recipe: #34386
February 25, 2020
Categories: Cheese, Feta, Spinach Mediterranean, One-Pot Meal, Oven Bake, more
"Albanian spinach pie is savory and delicious."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (166.9 g)
- Calories 390.2
- Total Fat - 35.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.4 g
- Cholesterol - 233.9 mg
- Sodium - 397.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 4.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.4 g
- Sugars - 0.8 g
- Protein - 13.4 g
- Calcium - 221 mg
- Iron - 2.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 16.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a bowl, sprinkle the chopped spinach with salt.
Step 2
Add the feta, 1/2 cup of olive oil, onions, eggs and mix all together and set aside.
Step 3
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Step 4
In a 8 or 9-inch pie tin, brush the bottom with some olive oil ( you will be using approx. 1/2 cup of olive oil to brush the layers of Phyllo dough).
Step 5
Lay two sheets of dough and brush with oil.
Step 6
Let the dough hang over the pie tin about 1-inch around.
Step 7
Repeat this process until 1/2 of the sheets are laid.
Step 8
Pour in the spinach mixture.
Step 9
Finish by covering the mixture with two sheet of dough at time, using the same method as the bottom half.
Step 10
Roll the edges up like a pizza crust.
Step 11
Brush the top with olive oil.
Step 12
Bake for 45 minutes or until a golden brown.
Step 13
Serve warm.
Tips
No special items needed.