Feeling festive? This delicious Greek spanakopita recipe makes a perfect table centrepiece during the festive season. This recipe explains how to make a Spanakopita Christmas Tree.

Christmas Spanakopita Ingredients

• 2 sheets of puff pastry

• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil
• 1 onion
• 5 shallots
• 1 kilo spinach
• Oregano
• Lemon zest of 1 lemon
• 500g feta cheese
• 200g parmesan
• Kostas Flower of Salt
• Pepper

How to Make a Christmas Tree Spanakopita

1. Place a nonstick pan over medium to high heat.
2. Add a little olive oil and the shallots and onions.
3. Sauté until they soften.
4. Add spinach and a pinch of Flower of Salt to the pan.
5. Sauté until it softens and then drain excess water in a colander.
6. Transfer to a bowl and mix in parmesan, feta, oregano, Kostas Flower of Salt and black pepper.
7. Stir and your filling is ready!
8. Put 1 of the pastry sheets down and brush with butter
9. Preheat oven to 190* C  fan.
10. Spread out the filling evenly onto the dough and place the other pastry sheet on top of it.
11. Cut the shape of an Christmas tree. (2 lines at the base for the trunk and then a triangle on top.)
12. Score the tree up the edge triangle to the middle on each side leaving a strip the thickness for the trunk running up the centre of the tree.
13. Twist each branch on both sides of the christmas tree.
14. Place a dried cranberry on the end of each branch.
15. Grate more parmesan on top to look like snow.
16. Brush the pastry top with egg wash.
17. Bake in the over for 30-40 mins – keep an eye on it and take it out once it is golden brown.
18. Season with Kostas Flower of Salt as required.

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