Spinach And Matzoh Pie

Serves: 5

Gideon Batz

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

56

Sweetness

46

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 tbsps

Olive Oil

2 cups

Whole Milk

3 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Cool 10 minutes, then serve sprinkled with remaining 2 tablespoons dill

2

Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle

3

Cook onion in oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes

4

Meanwhile, put spinach in a sieve and press out as much liquid as possible

5

Add spinach to onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes

6

Remove from heat and stir in 1/3 cup dill, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper

7

Purée cottage cheese in a blender with milk, eggs, nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper until smooth

8

Reserve 2 cups in a bowl and stir remainder into spinach with 1 cup feta

9

Stack matzos in a deep dish and pour reserved cottage-cheese mixture over them

10

Let stand 15 minutes to soften

11

Arrange 2 soaked matzos side by side in a generously oiled 13- by 9- by 2-inch (3-quart shallow) baking dish

12

Pour in half of spinach filling

13

Cover with 2 more matzos, then pour in remaining filling

14

Put remaining 2 matzos on top and pour any remaining cottage-cheese mixture over them

15

Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup feta

16

Bake, uncovered, until golden and set, 30 to 35 minutes

17

Cool 10 minutes, then serve sprinkled with remaining 2 tablespoons dill

18

Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle

19

Cook onion in oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes

20

Meanwhile, put spinach in a sieve and press out as much liquid as possible

21

Add spinach to onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes

22

Remove from heat and stir in 1/3 cup dill, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper

23

Purée cottage cheese in a blender with milk, eggs, nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper until smooth

24

Reserve 2 cups in a bowl and stir remainder into spinach with 1 cup feta

25

Stack matzos in a deep dish and pour reserved cottage-cheese mixture over them

26

Let stand 15 minutes to soften

27

Arrange 2 soaked matzos side by side in a generously oiled 13- by 9- by 2-inch (3-quart shallow) baking dish

28

Pour in half of spinach filling

29

Cover with 2 more matzos, then pour in remaining filling

30

Put remaining 2 matzos on top and pour any remaining cottage-cheese mixture over them

31

Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup feta

32

Bake, uncovered, until golden and set, 30 to 35 minutes