Byrek me Spinaq
This Byrek Me Spinaq or Albanian spinach pie can attract with it delicious taste and it is definitely something you should try!
Ingredients
- 1 lb bunches of spinach chopped
- ½ cup green onions chopped
- 1 cup feta cheese diced
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup olive oil divided
- 1 packet Phyllo dough sheets 1 packet about 28 sheets
Instructions
- Use a sharp knife and cutting board to chop the spinach. Transfer the chopped spinach to a large bowl and sprinkle salt and mix it.
- Use a different bowl to whisk together the eggs with feta, onions, and ½ cup of olive oil, mix it with the spinach and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 375F/190C degrees.
- Brush the bottom of pie tin with olive oil ( you can use a 8 or 9” pie tin).
- Open the dough package and put a two sheets at the bottom, then brush with olive oil on top.
- Let some of the sheets along the long edge leaving about an 1” underneath.
- Cover with the spinach mixture, then add on top two sheet of dough.
- Repeat the same step this process and use up to half of the sheets.
- Now covering the mixture with the same way as you did at the bottom half.
- Roll the edges up and fold the bottom sheets over the top sheets.
- Use olive oil to bush the top
- Place it in the oven and bake until a golden brown or for 45 minutes.
- Serve warm.