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Cook the onions in a saute pan with 1 tablespoon each of butter and olive oil until soft and translucent (4 minute on medium).
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Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about another 2 min.).
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Combine onions, garlic, spinach, salt and pepper, hot sauce, egg, feta, Parmesan, and cottage cheeses together in a mixing bowl.
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In a separate bowl, combine the remaining 3 tablespoons each of melted butter and olive oil.
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Grease a 9x13 inch casserole dish.
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Place one sheet of phyllo on the bottom of the dish brush with the butter mixture.
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Top with another sheet of phyllo dough and brush with butter mixture.
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Repeat this process until you have a total of seven sheets of phyllo dough.
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Spread all of the spinach mixture over the top of the last layer of dough.
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Then repeat the process of layering the remaining Place one sheet of phyllo over the spinach mixture and paint it with the oil mixture.
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Repeat with the remaining seven sheets of dough, brushing each new layer with the butter mixture, making sure to butter the top layer.
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Bake at 375u00b0F until the top is golden brown (about 45 minutes).
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Cut spanakopita to make little triangles.
