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Greek Spinach and Cheese Pies Cooking Recipes
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Ingredients : |
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15 ml
1
275 g
50 g
4
1
75 g
15 ml |
olive oil
small
onion, finely chopped
fresh
spinach, stalks removed
butter,
melted
sheets of
filo pastry (about 45 x 25 cm or 18 x 10 in)
egg
crumbled
feta cheese
grated
Parmesan cheese
salt and
black pepper
a good
pinch of grated nutmeg |
Method :
- Preheat the oven to 190oC/375oF/Gas 5.
- Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and fry gently for 5 - 6
minutes, until softened.
- Add the spinach leaves and cook, stirring, until the spinach has
wilted and some of the liquid evaporated.
- Leave to cool.
- Brush four 10 cm or 4 in diameter loose based tartlet tins with
a little melted butter.
- Take two sheets of the filo pastry and cut each into eight 11 cm
or 41/2 in squares.
- Keep the remaining sheets covered.
- Brush four squares at a time with melted butter.
- Line the first tartlet tin with one square, gently easing it
into the base and up the sides.
- Leave the edges overhanging.
- Lay the remaining three buttered squares on top of the first,
turning them so the corners form a star shape.
- Repeat for the remaining tartlet tins.
- Beat the egg with the nutmeg and seasoning, then stir in the
cheeses and spinach.
- Divide the mixture between the tins and level smooth.
- Fold the over hanging pastry back over the filling.
- Cut one of the remaining sheets of pastry into eight 10 cm or 4
in rounds.
- Brush with butter and place two on top of each tartlet.
- Press around the edges to seal.
- Brush the remaining sheet of pastry with butter and cut into
strips.
- Gently twist each strip and lay on top of the tartlets.
- Leave to stand for 5 minutes, then bake for about 30 - 35
minutes, until golden.
- Serve hot or cold.
Makes 4
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