Spinach Pie
Ingredients:
250g feta cheese, grated
100g parmesan cheese, grated
250g spinach leaves, thoroughly washed ( or 1 pkt frozen baby spinach)
3 spring onion, finely sliced
3 eggs
125 g melted butter
1 coffee cup cream
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
Puff Pastry
1 egg beaten with a little milk to use as egg wash.
Method:
Chop spinach and blanch in boiling water for a few minutes. Drain.
Beat the eggs with the cream.
Combine grated feta cheese, parmesan cheese, sliced spring onions, chopped parsley
and drained spinach (or thawed frozen spinach).
Add melted butter and mix in the egg and cream mixture, salt and pepper
Mix thoroughly until combined.
Roll out the puff pastry (you could use ready rolled puff pastry sheets) and line a
7” x 11” oven dish or baking tin. Brush with egg wash.
Add the spinach mixture and cover with another sheet of puff pastry.
Brush with egg wash and bake in a moderately hot oven – about 190 degrees C – until the pastry has risen and become a nice golden brown.
You could make individual servings in small lasagne dishes.
See also spinach and feta parcels.
