Detorakis likes the mild flavor of French-made feta cheese. Most supermarkets sell the herb year-round now. Fresh phyllo dough. The fresh dough does not tear and dry out as easily as frozen dough. Fresh dough can be found at many Greek and Middle Eastern food shops, such as Detorakis' Western Fruit Basket.
Special techniques Use a wide paintbrush to apply the melted butter to the sheets of phyllo dough.
Brush the dough here and there, but don't feel you have to cover every inch with butter. The dough will bake up nice and crisp with a small amount of butter, imparting lots of flavor with fewer calories. Those worried about cholesterol may use half melted butter and half melted margarine. Do not use all margarine, though, or the flavor will suffer. Use enough egg and cottage cheese to make the spinach filling moist but not runny.