Greek deli spanakopita recipe?
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Anonymous
| I am obsessed with the spanakopita from the Greek deli on 19th street in DC. I’ve tried making it myself, but it never has that sweetness and delicious flavor. One time the guy (kostas?) told me it had five cheeses - that’s al I got out of him. Any ideas of recipes to try to replicate it? |
Anonymous
| Did you ever consider continuing to just buy the spanakopita from them? They are seriously hurting. They no longer sell breakfast, which was my favorite thing when I went to doctor’s appointments in the area. |
Anonymous
| Sweetnesses comes from caramelized onions. |
Anonymous
I’d love to but I’m never downtown 
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Anonymous
| I think you should call them and ask. They may not know if they don't make them in-house. There is a Greek/Italian restaurant by us that also has incredible Spanakopita but I don't think them make them in-house although they are obviously made-from-scratch and not processed. |
Anonymous
They do catering. Ask for a tray of it, cut into portions and freeze. |
Anonymous
I've never put onions in spankopita. |
Anonymous
Are you Greek? Because both sides of my Greek family (from different parts of Greece) put a good bit of onion in their spanakopita. It's a spring dish, so it is typically made with spring onions and dill, which along with the spinach are all spring crops. I have had the spanakopita from greek deli and I don't think it has caramelized onions. The onion for spanakopita is sauteed, but just to translucent, not caramelized. I don't really use a recipe for my spanakopita -- My usual ingredients are spinach, onion, spring onion, dill, feta, and egg (for binding it together). Other additions that I have included are other hard cheeses - parmesan, asiago, manchego, or whatever has been lingering in my cheese drawer. If I have a small amount of yogurt in a tub, sometimes I throw that in. You could add some ricotta or cottage cheese, but those aren't traditional. I taste my spinach mix before adding egg - if it tastes good, it's ready to go on the phyllo. |
Anonymous
This. Spanakopita is too involved to keep yourself in a supply. Do the above to infinity. Grab a tray of baklava while you're there. You can make your own pastitsio if you must. |
Anonymous
Order it and make the trip. Nbd. |