Brie cheese wheel baked with spinach, Spanakopita style
Votes: 2
Time: 1 hour.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6
A wheel of Brie cheese baked with spinach, similar to the Greek pie "Spanakopita," is the easiest way to make an appetizer festive and luxurious. The recipe includes all the ingredients of a classic spanakopita, but it's prepared as a dip so you can spread the melted cheese on crackers. First, a creamed spinach filling is placed inside a whole wheel of Brie, and then the wheel is wrapped in filo dough to form a pouch. The filo dough is then brushed with butter and folded in several layers. This way, after baking, a gooey cheese filling, full of familiar flavor, is created inside the crisp, flaky shell.
The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 1 cup frozen spinach (defrosted), squeeze out excess water with a kitchen towel
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta
- 1/4 cup ricotta
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp finely chopped garlic
- 1 circle of brie cheese weighing 340 - 450 g.
- 3 sheets frozen filo pastry (35x45 cm), thawed
- 110 g unsalted butter, melted
- Toasted bread or crackers, for serving
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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:
- Preheat oven to 200°C.
- Combine spinach, feta, ricotta, green onions, parsley, and garlic in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cut the brie wheel in half horizontally. Place the spinach filling in the center of the cheese and top with the other half.
- Place 1 sheet of filo dough on a work surface and brush with melted butter. Place another sheet on top and rotate it slightly, leaving the center point in place. Brush with butter. Repeat with another sheet of dough. Brush with butter. Place the cheese in the center of the stack of filo sheets and roll it up, twisting the dough at the top to seal. It's okay if the dough tears a little.
- Brush the dough with additional butter and transfer it, along with the cheese, to a rack set on a baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let rest on the rack for 15 minutes before serving. Serve with bread or crackers.
Categories:
recipe / Dinner / Festive dishes / Party Dishes / Appetizers / Cheese appetizers / Sauces / Dips / Greek cuisine / Geoffrey Zakarian
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