~ Spanakopita Recipe ~

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       Title: Spanakopita
  Categories: Vegetarian, Vegetables, Pies
       Yield: 10 servings
  
       1 x  Salt (sea salt preferred)         1/2 lb Feta cheese
       1 ea Onion chopped                     1/2 c  Grated parmesan
     1/2 lb Fresh mushrooms sliced            1/4 c  Chopped fresh parsley
       1 x  Olive oil and butter                1 ts Organo
       1 ea Minced clove of garlic            1/4 ts Dried rosemary (optional)
       1 x  Fresh ground pepper (taste)       1/4 lb Butter (1 stick)
       6 ea Eggs                                1 lb Phyllo dough
  
   ** may use 2  12oz pkgs. frozen spinach
   If using fresh spinach, wash the spinch and remove the rough stems.  Place
   in large bowl and sprinkle heavily with salt.  Rub the salt into the
   leaves by thakin them up, a bunch at a time, and rubbing them between your
   hands;  the volume of spinach will decrease drastically as you do. Tear
   the sponach up as you do this. Rinse the salt off thoroughly and dry the
   spinach, squeezing it in bunches in a towel.  (If using frozen spinach,
   just let it thaw and squeeze out the excess moisture.)
   Saute the onion and mushrooms in a little olive oil and butter with the
   garlic and salt and pepper to taste. When both onions and mushrooms are
   tender remove from heat.
   Beat the eggs in a large bowl and crumble in the feta, add the parmesan,
   then the spinach, onions, mushrooms, stir in the parsley, organo,
   rosemary, some freshly ground pepper, and a little salt (remembering the
   feta is very salty
  
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