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Flaky Spinach Pie

• 20 phyllo dough sheets
• 1 b fresh spinach
• half cup of white cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of milk

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• nigella seeds

* SHORT NOTES *

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Preparation

Firstly thaw phyllos, put fresh spinach in a bowl and sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon salt. Rub spinach leaves until wilted and then drain excessive water.And then add feta, black pepper, and crushed red pepper to spinach and mix very well. In another bowl beat the eggs and add milk and olive oil. Mix well. Grease an 8 X 11.5 pan. Layer half of phyllo dough sheets in the pan by brushing every single layer generously with the egg and milk and oil mixture. On the 10th phyllo sprinkle spinach mix. Cut the 1 tablespoon butter in to small pieces and sprinkle on spinach. Keep layering the rest of phyllos by brushing each layer with the mixture. After putting down the last phyllo, pour whatever is left from the egg and milk and oil mixture on top. Sprinkle the pie with nigella seeds. Bake in a preheated oven at 390F for 35 minutes. Wait for 15 minutes and then cut into square pieces.