Byrek me Spinaq

Filo pie of spinach and salted cheese.

Ingredients

• 500 g Phyllo pastry
• 800 g Spinach
• 300 g White brined cheese
• 5 Spring onions
• 2 Eggs
• ½ cup Olive oil
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Black pepper

Method

1. Wilt the spinach — Cook the spinach briefly, then squeeze out every drop of water — wet filling makes soggy pastry.
2. Make the filling — Chop and mix with crumbled cheese, spring onion, eggs and pepper.
3. Layer — Brush filo sheets with oil and layer half of them in a tin.
4. Fill — Spread the filling evenly.
5. Top — Layer the remaining oiled sheets over and tuck the edges in.
6. Score and bake — Cut through the top layers before baking, then bake at 190°C for 40 minutes.
7. Byrek is ready — Cool 10 minutes and cut along the scored lines.

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