Spinach Cheese Squares

CulinaryQueen's Note:

From the 1980 edition of The Philadelphia Orchestra Cookbook.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 36 squares

• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• pepper, to taste
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 small onion, minced
• 16 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen spinach, chopped, thawed and drained
• 1 tablespoon pine nuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350°F.
2. Pour melted butter into 9 X 13 baking dish and swirl around to cover sides.
3. In medium bowl combine salt, pepper, baking powder and flour and set aside.
4. In large bowl, beat eggs with milk. Add flour mixture and combine thoroughly.
5. Add onion, cheese and spinach, mixing after each addition.
6. Pour mixture into baking dish and sprinkle with pine nuts, if using.
7. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove and let cool 45 minutes to set before cutting into bite-sized pieces.
8. These may be frozen for future use. To freeze, place squares on cookie sheet. When frozen, transfer to a plastic bag. To reheat, bake at 165C/325F for 12 minutes.

Reviews

[Chef #861404]

Quick easy to make and tastes so good have been looking for this for a while and never could quite make it like my mum. i think this is as close as i'm going to get. cut down the butter by half and used whole wheat flour and through in some chill flakes for a bit of spice so good!

[School Chef]

Used hot pepper cheese. Very Good

[EllaMozzarElla!]

So simple AND so delicious! For the spices, I used a gourmet seasoning salt with herbs. I also added some capers (1/4 cup) to give it some zing. We'll be eating this with tuna cakes tonight. Agree this is an everyday/anytime recipe. Thanks, CQ!