Spinach Pie

Spinach Pie

Pie is a baked dish made with pastry dough. This has a filling  which can be sweet or savoury. Sweet filling can be fresh fruits, jams, nuts... savoury filling can be vegetables, cheese, eggs, mushrooms, meat, cottage cheese etc. Today I'm going to bake a Spinach Pie with whole wheat flour. 

Ingredients:

For the dough

Whole wheat flour - 1 cup / 120 gms

Unsalted butter - 1.5 tablespoons

Ice water - as required

Salt - a pinch

Filling for Pie

Spinach - 1 cup

Grated cauliflower - 1/4 cup

Grated cheese - 1/4 cup

Onion - 1 medium size

Crushed pepper - 1/2 TSP

Crushed cumin - 1/4 TSP

Dry herbs/ Mixed herbs - 1/2 TSP

Oil - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

# Mix whole wheat flour and salt. Add chilled butter and mix well. Bread crumbs consistency.

# Sprinkle chilled water and bring the dough together. Do not knead.

#Once the dough comes together cling wrap and refrigerate for 1/2 hr.

# For filling heat a pan add oil, saute chopped onion, chopped cauliflower, spinach. Add crushed pepper, cumin, salt and mix well. Sprinkle water and cook for 3-4 min. Add grated cheese and dried herbs and mix well. Allow it to cool.

# Take out the dough from refrigerater and roll it to circles. 

# Keep the filling cover it with another circle. Give impression with fork.

# Preheat oven / microwave convection mode @ 180'c.

# Give a milk wash and bake @ same temperature for 20-25 minutes.

Once done serve with cofee/ tea.

Do try this and enjoy.

Thank U!