Dhamma Rasmi Spinach Pie Recipes

SPINACH PIE IN PUFF PASTRY (SPANAKOPITA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Line a baking sheet with parchment (preferable) but you can use aluminum foil with a light spray of cooking oil.
• Melt butter and cook onions for a few minutes, until soft. Add garlic and cook for another minute.
• Beat eggs in medium bowl. Add cooked onion, spinach, feta, parmesan, bread crumbs. Add salt, pepper, & nutmeg. Mix well with fork.
• Place one unfolded sheet of puff pastry on the parchment or sprayed aluminum foil. Spread the spinach mixture over the pastry, leaving a border of one inch all around the edges. Keep the spinach flat; do not pile high.
• Brush the edges with the egg wash made with the last egg. Cover with the second sheet of pastry that has been slightly flattened with a rolling pin to one inch bigger than the first sheet. (This ensures all the spinach will be covered). Press edges together with fingertips or fork, making sure mixture is sealed well. Brush just the top with egg wash, careful not to drip any down the sides. Cut a few slits in the top with a sharp knife to allow steam to escape.
• Bake 30-40 minutes, until golden brown. Can be served hot or at room temperature.

DHAMMA RASMI SPINACH PIE

Steps:

• Cook rice the previous day. Cool.
• Thaw frozen Spinach and cook in a little butter for a few minutes with some pepper and salt.
• In a large bowl place pre-cooked rice, spinach, herbs and cheeses - spinach will cook in the oven. Season with soy sauce and cracked pepper. Mix all together. Only if mixture looks too dry add a little water. Cabbage, zucchini and carrot salad which is leftover can be added to the pie with spinach (blend salad first).
• Blend bread intobreadcrumbs. Grease tray well with oil. Press beadcrumbs firmly into trays. Bake base for 10 minutes in oven.
• Place spinach mixture into trays and cover with filo. Put about 6 sheets on at a time, buttering between these layers. Take filo pastry out of freezer only 1 hour before use. Melt a small bowl of butter in the microwave for this and use pastry brush. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Cook for 45 min-1hour and 180 degrees C, checking to see top doesn't burn. You may need to cover with aluminium foil if it does.