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A few weeks ago, my grandmother and I made some spanakopita, which is a spinach and feta cheese filling wrapped in filo dough. This spinach pie is a traditional greek food which can be bought frozen, but I really enjoyed making these and thought I would share the process. Ingredients: 4 onions (diced) 2 lbs. feta 4 lbs. spinach (drained in a cheese cloth so the filo won't get soggy) 8 eggs 3 tbsp. butter filo dough The mixture: Put the drained spinach in a bowl with the feta and onions. Pour the eggs in the mixture and stir/fold until it is combined. Forming the Spanakopita: Cut the filo dough into strips about the width that you would like your spanakopita. Place three sheets of filo down one at a time, brushing with butter between each layer (for a more flaky spanakopita with a thicker shell, put 4-5 pieces of filo down still brushing with butter between each sheet. Place about 1-2 tbsp. of the spinach mixture on the filo. Begin folding the filo ...