Easy Spinach and Feta Loaf
If you love the flavors of spinach pie, you will love this simple little loaf. We happily finished this off in a few days. The texture is so soft and pillowy while the Greek flavors are popping. The main ingredient in this recipe is the buttermilk which I advise not substituting. It really gave this recipe a superior advantage to all others I’ve tried.
If you don’t have buttermilk though, you can use kefir or pureed cottage cheese or Greek yogurt in its place! If you like this recipe you will love my Spinach + Feta Brownies or my Spanakopita Cookies or my Baked Spanakopita Tortilla.
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Spinach + Feta Loaf
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 10 oz fresh baby spinach, rough chop
- 2 scallions, diced
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3/4 cup buttermilk (or kefir)
- 1½ cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 oz feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tbs dill, chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line an 8×4 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a large pan, heat the 1 tsp olive oil on medium high. Add in the scallions and saute for 1 minute. Add in the rough chopped spinach and saute until mostly wilted – 1 minute. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate to slightly cool. Pat dry as best you can.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, olive and buttermilk until smooth. Sift in the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper to taste and mix to combine. Fold in the feta, mozzarella, dill and spinach. Transfer the batter to your pan and spread out evenly. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to set in your pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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I made this substituting cottage cheese for the yogurt and I used a blend of cheddar and jack cheese (because I mistakenly ran out of mozzarella).
It was quick and easy to make and delicious.
Additionally I added 3 cloves of garlic to the scallions.
I made this using Cup 4 Cup gluten free flour and it’s delish! I’ll try spelt flour and oat flour soon. LOVE your FB reels and your recipes. many thanks!
Can i freeze slices of this bread if i wrap them individually?
This recipe is AMAZING!!!
Thank you
It was amazingly delicious, made with yogurt and wholewheat flour, thank you Stella!
Hi Despoina, that’s awesome! Thank you for sharing you feedback with us! Filakia polla!
Stella, you have really excelled with this loaf recipe. It is delicious. Worked well with gluten free flour.
I made this Spinach. /Feta Loaf. Oh my! Soooo good!
Thank you for this delicious recipe
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Hello Stella. What type of flour did you use for your spinach and feta loaf? Regards Susanne
Hi Susanne, i’m using traditional all purpose flour here. Hope this helps!
Hi Stella, can I substitute regular flour with oat flour or almond flour in this recipe?
HI Mehreen, oat flour should work here no problem! Almond flour might require the addition of some coconut flour too… I haven’t tried it so I can’t say for 100% sure!
Its been less than 24 hours and the 1st loaf is gone and I’m making another one already!
My family is obsessed with this loaf- hubby says this is in the top 10 recipes of all time. 🏆
I can’t do cow dairy, so I used goat Kiefer and substituted mozzarella for soft goat cheese.
What a delight!
Hi Lyndsay, I’m so happy the recipe is a winner with everyone in the family! Thank you for coming backk to the website to leave your feedback!
It’s been less than 24 hours and the 1st loaf is gone and I’m making another one already!
My family is obsessed with this loaf- hubby says this is in the top 10 recipes of all time. 🏆
I can’t do cow dairy so I used goat Kroger & substituted mozzarella for soft goat cheese.
What a delight!
Absolutely love this recipe! Easy to make and was delicious!! This is a must try and is easy enough for beginners as well
Hi Kimberly, i’m so glad this recipe worked out well for you!
will try and share the pics soon
that’s great! Thankyou!
Hi can I use almond flour instead of normal flour?
HI Hania, i have not tried this recipe with almond flour so i cannot say for sure if it would work out!
it works with almond flour, just made it. came out delicious.
Do you think a vegan feta cheese would work in place of dairy feta cheese? I would like to make this loaf
Hi Mary, absolutey yes!
I’ve made this recipe three times. Two times I substituted 5% Fage yogurt for the buttermilk or kefir and it was perfect.One time I tried reconstituted buttermilk and it was extremely dry.
Hi Susan, thanks so much for sharing your feedback with us! It is greatly appreciated!
Also made it with chopped broccoli. Makes a great breakfast.
Hi Susan, that sounds heavenly and i need to try it! Did you blanche, saute or cook the broccoli in any way?