Greek Style Cheese And Spinach Waffles Recipes

SPINACH WAFFLES

Steps:

• Cut the onion into small pieces. Saute in olive oil until soft. Then add the spinach. Season generously with salt and pepper (the spinach absorbs a lot of flavour). Cook until the spinach is done.
• In a big bowl combine butter, cheese, eggs, milk, flour and baking powder. Carefully fold in the spinach and onion.
• Bake portions of the dough in a well heated and lightly greased waffle iron until crisp and golden brown.
• Serve with garlic yogurt or topping of your choice.

GREEK CHEESE & SPINACH SQUARES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix spinach, cottage cheese, cheese, salt, eggs and flour in large bowl by hand.
• Spread in 13 by 9 inch pan.
• Cover the top with wheat germ. This is extremely important; it will taste awful without it.
• Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.

GREEK SPINACH TRIANGLES

Steps:

• * To cut calories, you can use butter-flavored cooking spray in place of the butter.
• Cook spinach according to directions; drain well.
• Mix spinach, eggs, onion, cream cheese, pepper and feta cheese together.
• Refrigerate mixture at least 1 hour.
• Open package of phyllo pastry; cut a strip 2" wide, cutting through all layers.
• Cover remaining dough with a damp cloth to prevent cracking.
• Separate dough so that you have 2 sheets for each triangle.
• Brush the dough with melted butter.
• Put 1 rounded teaspoon of spinach mixture at the top of the strip.
• Fold pastry over like folding a flag.
• Place on well-buttered baking sheet; brush top with butter.
• Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
• Serve warm.
• To freeze the triangles before cooking, butter both sides of triangle and wrap well.
• Bake when needed.

GREEK-STYLE CHEESE AND SPINACH WAFFLES

Steps:

• Heat a waffle maker to hot.
• In a bowl, beat the egg white until stiff; set aside.
• In another bowl, mix togather the dry ingredients; set aside.
• Combine the egg yolk, milk, feta cheese and oil; add to the dry ingredients, mixing just until blended.
• Fold in the beaten egg white JUST until mixed (don't over mix).
• Bake as directed in a waffle maker.