How To make Party Nibbles: Spanakopita Crackers
1 tb Butter
1/2 c Shallots, finely chopped
- or onions 1 lb Frozen chopped spinach
-thawed 1 pn Nutmeg
1 pn Cayenne pepper
1 pn Pepper
1 c Firm goat cheese, crumbled
Salt 8 Phyllo pastry sheets
1/4 c Butter, melted
These spinach and cheese filled crackers can be made ahead, ready to pop into the oven at show time. For an even more artistic presentation, tie up with chives. The phyllo dough can be cut on the diagonal and the edges ruffled up. In non-stick skillet, melt butter; cook shallots over medium-low heat, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until softened. Press out excess liquid from spinach and chop finely. Add to skillet; cook, stirring, over medium heat just until moistened. Stir in nutmet, cayenne pepper and pepper. Transfer to bowl; let cool. Mix in cheese; season with salt to taste. Press mixture into tiny log shapes. Place 1 sheet of phyllo pastry on work surface, keeping remaining sheets covered with a damp cloth. Brush 1 half of pastry from 1 short end to centre with butter. Fold over, aligning short ends. Cut pastry in half crosswise to make 2 pieces. About 1/2-inch in from long edges on each piece of pastry, place 2 log-shaped
mounds of filling. Roll up each piece loosely from short edge to enclose mounds completely. Cut pastry between the 2 mounds to separate into 2. With fingertips, gently press pastry together at each end of mount to form Christmas cracker shape [ed: Christmas crackers are those amusement items that are formed from a hollow tube, stuffed with a party hat and "Cracker-Jack" type prize. They produce a loud snapping sound when two people pull on either end). Repeat with remaining filling and pastry. (Can be refrigerated, separated by waxed paper in layers, in covered container for up to 3 days.) Place on nonstick or lightly greased baking sheet, about 1 inch apart. Brush with butter. Bake in 375F 190C oven for 7-9 minutes or until pastry is golden. Source: Canadian Living magazine - Nov 95 author: Iris Raven [-=PAM=-]
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Spinach & Cheese Pies - The best easy Greek spanakopita inspired recipe - tasty puff pastry snack!
Spinach & Cheese Pies - The best easy recipe for spanakopita inspired individual puff pastry pies!
Spinach just goes so well with cheese! And this beautiful combination of salty feta, gooey and melty mozzarella, creamy ricotta, mixed up all together with spices and dill, wrapped up in crispy, flaky puff pastry... takes the prize!
This is recipe is inspired by one of my favorite Greek dishes called Spanakopita. Although this is not spanakopita, but the taste and texture will remind you of it! Try out this delicious and easy recipe, it takes only minutes to prepare. These are freezer friendly too, and can be frozen raw, and baked directly from the freezer. The only difference is that the baking time would be 40-45 minutes if baked frozen.
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Spinach & Cheese Pies - Ingredients:
10 oz frozen chopped spinach.
1 small onion, finely chopped
3/4 cup feta cheese crumbles
1/4 cup mozarella cheese
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 egg for filling 1 egg for brushing on top
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp red chili flakes
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp dried dill (or 1/4 cup of fresh dill, chopped)
Salt to taste (optional - keep in mind feta cheese is already quite salty)
1 puff pastry sheet (I used @pepperidgefarm1003 frozen puff pastry sheet, and its approximately 9.75” X 10.5” X 3/16” in dimension)
Whisked egg for egg wash (brushing on top of each pie)
Everything bagel seasoning, or sesame seeds/poppy seeds (optional)
Preheat oven to 400 degree.
Thaw spinach and squeeze excess water out. Add onion and the 3 cheeses, 1 egg, spices and dill. Now mix all of this really well and set aside. Roll out puff pastry sheet a little, don't flatten it out too much. Now cut into 9 squares, and don't worry if they are perfectly even.
Add a very generously heaped tablespoon of filling into each square. Gently roll them up to seal ends. Place these on a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush each one with some egg wash. Sprinkle some everything bagel seasoning on top or you can use sesame seeds, or poppy seeds, or just completely leave these out. Just the egg wash alone is fine too.
Bake for 20 minutes at 400, or until golden brown and cooked through! Serve hot or warm for best taste, but they are good even at room temperature.
Tip: if you have any leftover filling, you can use it in your omelette, or make quiche, or even add some shredded chicken to it and make samosas/empanadas.
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These Easy Spanakopita Bites are the perfect appetizer for dinner parties and game days! The flaky phyllo cups are filled with a creamy ricotta, feta, spinach, and parsley mixture that melts in your mouth once baked.
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Looking out for easy appetizer recipes - My go to simple, easy to make homemade Spanokopita recipe is all you need. This greek traditional and authentic eggless fresh spinach feta filo cups with cream cheese is all you need. Shape it into phyllo rolls, classic triangles parcels, mini swirl, pinwheels or spiral bites or make it into a pie using puff pastry; either way you are absolutely going to love it. Now you know what to serve as your Thanksgiving side dishes.
This Easy Spanokopita recipe or cheesy filo cups are
1. . Ridiculously easy to make.
2. Can be made ahead of time.
3. Perfect recipe for a crowd can be easily doubled or tripled.
4. Hardly needs any time. In just a few minutes you would have an amazing appetizer all ready to serve.
5. Can be made in different forms like spinach feta pie, spinach and feta rolls, spinach and feta triangles, spinach and feta filo pie, spinach and feta tart, spinach and feta filo parcels, Spanakopita bites. Basically, you just have to master the recipe once and you can serve it in so many different forms either in the same party or in multiple parties.
6. It has a variation of texture play. The crispy and flaky crusty sheets with layers of creamy and smooth cream cheese flavoured with garlicky feta and fresh herbs with an additional bite from soft onions and spinach, this spinach spanakopita recipe leaves a burst of flavours in your mouth.
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