Yaya's Spanakopita

From original scanned sheet and input from Jen.

Ingredients:

• 4 lbs spinach, washed, stemmed, chopped
• 9 eggs
• 1 lb feta, crumbled
• 12 oz cottage cheese
• 2-3 bunches green onions
• 2 tsp dried basil
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 6 cloves garlic, chopped fine
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• package of filo dough
• butter
• olive oil

Method:

1. Saute the onion in a little olive oil until soft, but not brown.
2. Add spices (basil, oregano, pepper)
3. Add garlic, and cook it for just a few seconds until it's fragrant.
4. In separate bowl, mix the eggs, add chopped spinach and cheese. Then add in the garlic/onion mixture and mix well.
5. Make melted butter/olive oil mixture for filo layers: Mix melted butter and olive oil in a ratio to your liking, totalling about 3/4 cup.
6. In a 9x13 baking dish, layer 8 sheets filo, brushing each layer with the butter/olive oil mixture.
7. Add filling and smooth it flattish.
8. Top with more buttered filo (another 6-8 sheets). Cut the top few sheets of filo to mark the serving sizes - this keeps the top layers of filo from shattering when you cut it for service.
9. Bake at 375F for 45 - 55 minutes.