Spinach and feta filo pie

Spinach and feta filo pie

Ingredients:

1 pack of chilled filo pastry

For the filling:
8-10 bricks of frozen spinach, thawed
5 eggs
300g crumbled feta (1 & 1/2 packs)
100g grated mature cheddar
1/2 fresh nutmeg finely grated
1/2 bunch mint finely chopped
100g pine nuts

 



Method:
1. Preheat oven to 200*C
2. Lay out a sheet of grease proof (approx. 50cm long). Oil the grease proof and rub it all over the paper.
3. Open the filo and lay all the sheets opened out onto the grease proof
4. Carefully lay the grease proof into a round ovenproof dish and press it in until the dish is fully lined with the grease proof and filo
5. Squeeze all the excess water out of the spinach and finely chop
6. In a large bowl whisk the eggs and add the remaining ingredients and spinach and stir together
7. Pour the filling into the dish lined with the filo and fold up the excess filo to cover the top
8. Tear off the excess grease proof from round the sides
9. Bake for 20-25 mins until golden and crisp and the filling is set