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(10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach  
/4 cup chopped onion  
small clove garlic, minced  
tablespoons butter or margarine  
tablespoons flour  
/4 teaspoon crushed tarragon (optional)  
/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper  
cup milk  
eggs, beaten  
/2 cup creamed cottage cheese  
cup crumbled feta cheese  
0 (17 x 12−inch) single phyllo dough sheets, thawed  
/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted  
Cook spinach according to directions; drain well, pressing out excess liquid. In saucepan, cook onion  
and garlic in 3 tablespoons butter or margarine until tender. Stir in flour, tarragon and pepper. Add  
milk all at once. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened. Stir half of mixture into eggs; return egg  
mixture into remaining sauce. Add cheeses and spinach; set aside.  
Unroll phyllo dough; cover with dampened towel. Remove 1 sheet of dough; brush lightly with some of  
the 1/2 cup melted butter. Fold the sheet in thirds lengthwise; brush top with butter. Place one end of  
the folded sheet in center of a 12− or 14−inch pizza pan, extending it over the side of the pan. Repeat  
buttering of remaining phyllo dough, arranging strips spoke fashion evenly around pan. (The ends of  
sheets will overlap in center and be approximately 3 inches apart at outer ends.) Spread spinach  
mixture in an 8−inch circle in center of pastry. Starting with the last sheet of dough placed in pan, lift  
end of leaf up and bring toward center of filling. Holding end with both hands, twist ends several  
times; coil and tuck end under to from a rosette. Lay rosette over filling, leaving a 3−inch circle in  
center (center should be visible). Repeat with remaining in reverse order they were placed. Drizzle  
remaining butter over all.  
Bake at 375 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden.  
Serve warm or cool. Cut into wedges to serve.  
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