Sun Shaped Spinach Pie Recipe 415 Food

SUN-SHAPED SPINACH PIE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• 1-Place all dough ingredients in a stand mixer. Using the dough hook, knead until the dough is smooth and combined. Wrap in plastic while you make the filling. 2-To create the filling, Boil spinach, squeeze out excess water and chop. Mix the cooked spinach with the ricotta. Next, add egg, Parmesan, salt and pepper. Mix well. Set aside. 3-Unwrap your dough from the plastic and divide it into two equal parts. 4-Using a rolling pin, roll out each dough ball to create two circles 30 cm /12 inches in diameter each. 5-On your first dough circle, sprinkle breadcrumbs to help absorb the moisture of the filling and to keep the dough dry. 6-Reserve about two cups for center and distribute remaining filling in a ring shape on the dough that was just sprinkled with breadcrumbs. Make sure to leave an inch of dough exposed between the ring and the dough edge. 7-Place one large dollop at the center of the circle, leaving a inch or so gap of dough exposed between it and outer ring of filling. 8-Sprinkle the filling with grated Parmesan. 9-Cover with the second circle of dough and seal the edges with your hands, and then use a fork to press together. 10-Place a small bowl, upside down, in the middle of the pie and press lightly to make an indentation. Use a fork to press perforations around the edge of the bowl. (I advise using a ceramic bowl or large cup with smooth edges.) 11-Leaving the bowl in place, cut the dough with a knife into pieces approximately 2 cm/3/4 inch wide, keeping it attached at the center, near the bowl edge. 12-Gently twist each slice halfway, so filling faces upward. Continue until each slice is twisted. Remove bowl. 13-Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• To a large pot, add the olive oil and saute the onions until browned. Add the scallions, dill, nutmeg, black pepper and salt.
• Boil the chopped spinach until blanched and still bright green, stirring occasionally. Mix it together with the ingredients in the pot. Add the crumbled feta cheese and the eggs, making sure that the mixture is slightly cool so the eggs don't scramble. Mix well.
• Brush 1 pound of the phyllo dough with melted butter, piece by piece, layering in a large enough tray to fit the phyllo sheets. Then add the spinach mixture on top and, piece by piece, layer and brush the rest of the phyllo on top. Mark the pieces with a knife and make sure the ends are tucked in, then sprinkle with a little water.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until golden brown.

SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a medium saute pan on medium heat, saute the onions with the olive oil until translucent and slightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Add the salt and pepper and allow to cool slightly. Squeeze out and discard as much of the liquid from the spinach as possible. Put the spinach into a bowl and then gently mix in the onions, eggs, nutmeg, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, feta, and pignoli. Butter an ovenproof, nonstick, 8-inch saute pan and line it with 6 stacked sheets of phyllo dough, brushing each with melted butter and letting the edges hang over the pan. Pour the spinach mixture into the middle of the phyllo and neatly fold the edges up and over the top to seal in the filling. Brush the top well with melted butter. Bake for 1 hour, until the top is golden brown and the filling is set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Serve at room temperature.

SPANAKOPITA (GREEK SPINACH PIE)

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse the flour and salt until combined. Add the shortening and pulse until the mixture resembles cornmeal mixed with pea-sized bits, about 10 times. While the motor is running, drizzle in the water until a dough forms.
• Form the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Divide the dough in half; press half the dough up and around the inside of the pan. Set the remaining dough aside covered with plastic wrap.
• Line the pan with foil and fill with dried beans. Bake the dough for 20 minutes and remove the beans and foil. Continue baking the crust until golden brown, about 10 minutes more. Let the pan cool on a rack.
• Meanwhile, make the spinach filling: Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, about 6 minutes. Add the rice and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes. Add the spinach, little by little (adding more as the previous batch wilts), and cook, stirring, until completely wilted. Season with the salt and pepper and stir in the parsley, dill, and scallions.
• Drain the spinach mixture in a colander in the sink and let cool.
• Once the spinach is cool, stir in the feta and spread the mixture into the crust. Roll the remaining dough out on a well-floured surface, into a rectangle large enough to cover the baking pan. Top the spinach with the dough and pinch around the sides to seal. Score the top of the pie in the center, brush the surface of the dough with egg wash, and bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes.
• Remove the pie from the oven, let cool, cut into squares and serve.

NO PIE CRUST SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Over medium high heat, place spinach in a large skillet and pour in 1/2 cup of water. Cover and steam until wilted. Drain spinach and reserve.
• In a medium bowl, Stir together bread crumbs., 1/4 cup Parmesan and butter. Press crumb mixture into even layer in a 9 inch pie plate and chill for 15 minutes.
• In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, ricotta cheese, sour cream, 1/2 cup Parmesan, basil, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Stir in the spinach and mix until well combined. Pour into chilled crust. Top with remaining Parmesan and bake for 45 minutes or until firm. Cool to room temperature before serving.

EASY FRESH SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Microwave spinach in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 to 4 min. or just until wilted. Meanwhile, whisk eggs in large bowl until blended. Add cottage cheese and flour; mix well.
• Chop spinach coarsely. Stir into cottage cheese mixture along with the mozzarella. Spoon into 9-inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 40 min. or until center is set.

CRISPY GREEK-STYLE PIE

Steps:

• Put the spinach into a large pan. Pour over a couple tbsp water, then cook until just wilted. Tip into a sieve, leave to cool a little, then squeeze out any excess water and roughly chop. Roughly chop the tomatoes and put into a bowl along with the spinach, feta and eggs. Mix well.
• Carefully unroll the filo pastry. Cover with some damp sheets of kitchen paper to stop it drying out. Take a sheet of pastry and brush liberally with some of the sundried tomato oil. Drape oil-side down in a 22cm loosebottomed cake tin so that some of the pastry hangs over the side. Brush oil on another piece of pastry and place in the tin, just a little further round. Keep placing the pastry pieces in the tin until you have roughly three layers, then spoon over the filling. Pull the sides into the middle, scrunch up and make sure the filling is covered. Brush with a little more oil.
• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Cook the pie for 30 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden brown. Remove from the cake tin, slice into wedges and serve with salad.

SPINACH PIE WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Line a 9-inch pie plate with one crust round.
• Beat one of the eggs with a fork and use a pastry brush to lightly brush egg over the pie crust (you might not need all of the egg- save the rest for brushing the top crust later).
• Beat remaining eggs in a large bowl, using a whisk.
• Add cheese, pepper, and basil and stir to combine.
• Add spinach (make sure it has been drained very well- squeezed over a colander to get out all the freezer moisture), as well as the bread crumbs and tomatoes.
• Pour filling into crust and top with the second crust round.
• Fold edges under to seal and crimp or flute edges as desired.
• Brush with remaining egg wash.
• Cut a few slits in the top crust and bake in a preheated 375 F oven for 25 minutes.
• Cover edges with a ring of foil or a pie sheild, then continue baking another 20 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack at least 15 minutes before attempting to slice.