Spanakopita I

Description
Spinach pie with cheese

Ingredients

 * 1 pack of very thin filo pastry (obtained from a specialist deli)
 * 1 kg / 2 lb of spinach, either frozen or fresh
 * 1 kg / 2 lb of feta cheese
 * 250g / ½ lb of butter or margarine
 * 2 cloves of garlic or garlic powder

Directions

 * 1) If the spinach is raw, cook and slice thinly.
 * 2) If frozen, defrost.
 * 3) In either case, mix the feta cheese with the spinach to make a mixture, adding the chopped garlic.
 * 4) Spread some butter on an oven tray.
 * 5) Open the filo package and place each thin pastry (it is as thin as paper) on the tray, buttering each one using a brush.
 * 6) After you have done 8 filo slices, place the spinach/feta mixture and spread over the entire oven tray, covering the 8 pastry slices.
 * 7) On top of this, place the remaining pastry slices, buttering each one of them as well.
 * 8) Notch the last one creating 2 inch (5 cm) on a side, squares.
 * 9) Place in a medium heat oven and cook till brown.