Spanakopita Question??
 

Hi all,

I have guests comming from out of town this weekend and I was thinking of
making Spanakopita on saturday but I don't want to cook it untill monday.
Is it ok for it to be refrigeratd or should I freeze it & then cook it? The
recipe I have includes eggs mixed in the spinach filling and I don't know if
that would be ok to leave in the fridge untill monday.

--
Take care,
SPOONS
My photo food log http://www.fotolog.net/giggles

Spanakopita Question??
 

"SPOONS" > wrote in message et.cable.rogers.com>...
> Hi all,
>
> I have guests comming from out of town this weekend and I was thinking of
> making Spanakopita on saturday but I don't want to cook it untill monday.
> Is it ok for it to be refrigeratd or should I freeze it & then cook it? The
> recipe I have includes eggs mixed in the spinach filling and I don't know if
> that would be ok to leave in the fridge untill monday.

I'd be more concerned that the filo will get soggy and not crisp right
than that the eggs wont be all right. Better make the filling Saturday
or Sunday, defrost the filo in the fridge Sunday nad assemble and bake
the spanakopita on Monday morning. Make one large pie and cut it into
serving size pieces if folding individual pies on Monday seems too
daunting.

-bwg

Spanakopita Question??
 

In article <6EHQc.1480924$Ar.358220
@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>,
says...
> Hi all,
>
> I have guests comming from out of town this weekend and I was thinking of
> making Spanakopita on saturday but I don't want to cook it untill monday.
> Is it ok for it to be refrigeratd or should I freeze it & then cook it? The
> recipe I have includes eggs mixed in the spinach filling and I don't know if
> that would be ok to leave in the fridge untill monday.
>
It may be easiest to make it and bake it on Saturday, then refrigerate
or freeze it until needed.

Fresh spanakopita cannot be beat, but spanakopita that has been re-
heated from the refrigerator or freezer a few days after being made can
be excellent as well. Unless your guests are native Greeks, they may
not ever notice the difference.

Bob

Spanakopita Question??
 

In article <6EHQc.1480924$Ar.358220
@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>,
says...
> Hi all,
>
> I have guests comming from out of town this weekend and I was thinking of
> making Spanakopita on saturday but I don't want to cook it untill monday.
> Is it ok for it to be refrigeratd or should I freeze it & then cook it? The
> recipe I have includes eggs mixed in the spinach filling and I don't know if
> that would be ok to leave in the fridge untill monday.
>
It may be easiest to make it and bake it on Saturday, then refrigerate
or freeze it until needed.

Fresh spanakopita cannot be beat, but spanakopita that has been re-
heated from the refrigerator or freezer a few days after being made can
be excellent as well. Unless your guests are native Greeks, they may
not ever notice the difference.

Bob

Spanakopita Question??
 

In article >,
says...
> Fresh spanakopita cannot be beat, but spanakopita that has been re-
> heated from the refrigerator or freezer a few days after being made can
> be excellent as well. Unless your guests are native Greeks, they may
> not ever notice the difference.
>
And I should have added that if they ARE native Greeks, they will most
likely praise you to the skies for your effort, no matter what.

Kali Oreksi,
Bob

Spanakopita Question??
 

Fri, Aug 6, 2004, 8:51am (SPOONS)Wrote:
Hi all,
I have guests comming from out of town this weekend and I was thinking
of making Spanakopita on saturday but I don't want to cook it untill
monday. Is it ok for it to be refrigeratd or should I freeze it & then
cook it? The recipe I have includes eggs mixed in the spinach filling
and I don't know if that would be ok to leave in the fridge untill
monday.
--
Take care,
SPOONS ---------------------------------------------------------------
response: I talked to the owners where my b/f works about this.
All born and raised in greece.
They said to fix & bake on sunday, let set in fridge over nite, reheat
on monday.
They also said doesn't matter what method you use, Greeks back home have
attitudes unless THEY made the dish it isn't truly greek.
These owners have four grown children all born in the states. The kids
them selves have told me back in greece they are looked down upon being
born in the united states.

Spanakopita Question??
 

Thanks I really appreciate all the replies. I'm going to cook it sunday
that way it's ready for lunch on monday.

Thanks again,
SPOONS
My photo food log http://www.fotolog.net/giggles



"T E" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Fri, Aug 6, 2004, 8:51am (SPOONS)Wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have guests comming from out of town this weekend and I was thinking
> of making Spanakopita on saturday but I don't want to cook it untill
> monday. Is it ok for it to be refrigeratd or should I freeze it & then
> cook it? The recipe I have includes eggs mixed in the spinach filling
> and I don't know if that would be ok to leave in the fridge untill
> monday.
> --
> Take care,
> SPOONS ---------------------------------------------------------------
> response: I talked to the owners where my b/f works about this.
> All born and raised in greece.
> They said to fix & bake on sunday, let set in fridge over nite, reheat
> on monday.
> They also said doesn't matter what method you use, Greeks back home have
> attitudes unless THEY made the dish it isn't truly greek.
> These owners have four grown children all born in the states. The kids
> them selves have told me back in greece they are looked down upon being
> born in the united states.
>

Spanakopita Question??
 

Thanks I really appreciate all the replies. I'm going to cook it sunday
that way it's ready for lunch on monday.

Thanks again,
SPOONS
My photo food log http://www.fotolog.net/giggles



"T E" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Fri, Aug 6, 2004, 8:51am (SPOONS)Wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have guests comming from out of town this weekend and I was thinking
> of making Spanakopita on saturday but I don't want to cook it untill
> monday. Is it ok for it to be refrigeratd or should I freeze it & then
> cook it? The recipe I have includes eggs mixed in the spinach filling
> and I don't know if that would be ok to leave in the fridge untill
> monday.
> --
> Take care,
> SPOONS ---------------------------------------------------------------
> response: I talked to the owners where my b/f works about this.
> All born and raised in greece.
> They said to fix & bake on sunday, let set in fridge over nite, reheat
> on monday.
> They also said doesn't matter what method you use, Greeks back home have
> attitudes unless THEY made the dish it isn't truly greek.
> These owners have four grown children all born in the states. The kids
> them selves have told me back in greece they are looked down upon being
> born in the united states.
>

Spanakopita Question??
 

Thanks I really appreciate all the replies. I'm going to cook it sunday
that way it's ready for lunch on monday.

Thanks again,
SPOONS
My photo food log http://www.fotolog.net/giggles



"T E" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Fri, Aug 6, 2004, 8:51am (SPOONS)Wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have guests comming from out of town this weekend and I was thinking
> of making Spanakopita on saturday but I don't want to cook it untill
> monday. Is it ok for it to be refrigeratd or should I freeze it & then
> cook it? The recipe I have includes eggs mixed in the spinach filling
> and I don't know if that would be ok to leave in the fridge untill
> monday.
> --
> Take care,
> SPOONS ---------------------------------------------------------------
> response: I talked to the owners where my b/f works about this.
> All born and raised in greece.
> They said to fix & bake on sunday, let set in fridge over nite, reheat
> on monday.
> They also said doesn't matter what method you use, Greeks back home have
> attitudes unless THEY made the dish it isn't truly greek.
> These owners have four grown children all born in the states. The kids
> them selves have told me back in greece they are looked down upon being
> born in the united states.
>

Spanakopita Question??
 

Barry Grau wrote:

>> I have guests comming from out of town this weekend and I was thinking of
>> making Spanakopita on saturday but I don't want to cook it untill monday.
>> Is it ok for it to be refrigeratd or should I freeze it & then cook it?
>> The recipe I have includes eggs mixed in the spinach filling and I don't
>> know if that would be ok to leave in the fridge untill monday.
>
> I'd be more concerned that the filo will get soggy and not crisp right
> than that the eggs wont be all right. Better make the filling Saturday
> or Sunday, defrost the filo in the fridge Sunday nad assemble and bake
> the spanakopita on Monday morning. Make one large pie and cut it into
> serving size pieces if folding individual pies on Monday seems too
> daunting.

Speaking from experience, if you're going to serve spanakopita you need to
serve it from the oven. Left-over spanakopita is always going to have soggy
phyllo. It's best served from the oven and crisp.

--
Darryl L. Pierce >
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