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Just attempted my first spanakopita!

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How does it look??

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nadellii said:
How does it look??

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WOW! This looks amazing for a first time making spanakopita!

Just in case you want to compare, here are a few recipes for spanakopita:

www.greekboston.com

Greek Spinach Pie Spanakopita Recipe

Here is an easy spanakopita recipe that is the perfect appetizer for your family or at your next party!
www.greekboston.com www.greekboston.com

athensfoods.com

Spanakopita - Athens Foods

athensfoods.com athensfoods.com

www.mygreekdish.com

Spanakopita recipe with homemade phyllo (Authentic Greek spinach pie)

The traditional Greek spanakopita recipe (spinach pie) with crispy phyllo and juicy spinach stuffing! Discover how to make it to perfection just like yiayia
www.mygreekdish.com www.mygreekdish.com
 
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Patisqua said:
Bravo sou. I use a Jamie Oliver recipe for Spinach Naan. Suits my almost non existence cooking skills.
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Can you share the recipe? I can't find it on google
 
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Can you share the recipe? I can't find it on google
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greek_ggirl said:
Can you share the recipe? I can't find it on google
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Really? I have attached the recipe. The blue text suits a larger oven proof frypan. A friend uses the mixture when she makes spinach triangles with filo pastry. Καλή όρεξη.
 

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Really? I have attached the recipe. The blue text suits a larger oven proof frypan. A friend uses the mixture when she makes spinach triangles with filo pastry. Καλή όρεξη.
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This looks great, I will attempt this as well :)
 
This looks delicious! Looks like it is cooked perfectly and I love it when the top gets crispy and flaky like that...
 
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I haven't made stuffed grape leaves in a while and I have some questions.

First of all, I am having a hard time judging how much filling to put in each leaf? I have a friend who helped me and tried to explain. She'd put a teaspoon of filling in the leaf, then add or subtract more after looking at it. She's quick rolling, and I have no idea how she knows how much filling.

And she really couldn't explain it - just said that you have to look at it and it's by feel. It sounds like my yiayia and she's younger than me! I told her that and she just shrugged. She tried to talk me through it as we were rolling together but it seemed so random to me.

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