Spanokopita

This Greek spinach pie is an excellent luncheon dish and can be served lukewarm at a picnic.

Phyllo is a paper-thin pastry “leaf” that is used for baklava, spanokopita, and many other Middle Eastern dishes. It can be bought at Greek or Middle Eastern groceries or at specialty shops. It is often sold frozen, wrapped in plastic, and should be defrosted overnight, in its own wrapper, in the refrigerator. Since it becomes brittle and unworkable quickly when exposed to air, you sh