Bosnian Pita Phyllo Pie
Hand-made dough is stretched into a paper-thin, translucent pastry, stuffed with a spinach and cheese filling and rolled into a traditional Bosnian pita pie. If you like spanakopita then you'll love this lower calorie Balkan alternative.
Ingredients
- 6 oz fat free feta cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 15 sheets phyllo pastry
- 280 grams reduced fat feta cheese chunks
- 425 grams low fat cottage cheese
- 8 cups chopped frozen spinach
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375º F.
- Thaw and drain spinach.
- Thaw Phyllo dough sheets and unwrap one sleeve.
- In a large bowl, mix all the cheese, sour cream and spinach together.
- Using a 9 x 11 baking dish (or you can use a circular shaped pan), line with non-stick spray and two phyllo sheets.
- Top with 8 spoons of the cream cheese, spinach mix and then layer two more sheets of phyllo pastry. Repeat this step until the final layer. For the very last layer you will use 3 sheets of phyllo pastry.
- Spray a little non-stick spray not he top layer and then bake for 30-40 minutes or until the pie is golden brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 286kcalCarbohydrates: 21.6gProtein: 22.9gFat: 11.1gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1.7gCholesterol: 31.3mgSodium: 1002.6mgPotassium: 581.4mgFiber: 1.8gSugar: 2.7gVitamin A: 3430.5IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 316mgIron: 1mg
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