Spanakopita

The Greek spinach pie made with phyllo pastry known as spanakopita (meaning, sensibly, “spinach pie”) is now to be found throughout America. This famous Greek meze consists of a stuffing made of spinach, cheese, eggs, and white sauce, which is wrapped in phyllo pastry and baked until golden brown, either as individual triangle pies or in one large baking tray. Spanakopita and the two recipes that follow are often made in Greece during Apokreos, literally translated “fast from meat,”