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Middle Eastern Spinach Pies

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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 16 Pies
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Pie Dough
  • 1 Packet Active Dry Yeast
  • 1 Teaspoon Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Cup Lukewarm Water
  • 2½ Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
Spinach Filling
  • 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 6 Ounces Fresh Spinach Finely Chopped (can sub about 4 ounces frozen spinach)
  • ½ Medium Yellow Onion Diced
  • 1 Cup Fresh Parsley Chopped
  • ¼ Cup Fresh Mint Chopped
  • 1 Lemon Juiced
  • 1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 2 Teaspoons Sumac
  • ½ Teaspoon Garlic Powder

Method
 

Making the Dough
  1. Combine the yeast, sugar, and water into a large bowl and allow to sit for 3-5 minutes until the yeast has bubbled.
  2. Next, combine the flour, salt, and olive oil in a stand mixer or large mixing bowl. Add in the yeast mixture into the flour and knead until the dough is soft and no longer sticks to the bowl.
  3. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise for 30 minutes to 1 hour or until doubled in size.
The Spinach Filling
  1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add in the onion and cook for 3-4 minutes until translucent.
  2. Add in the spinach and herbs and continue cooking for about 10 minutes, allowing the greens to wilt and most of the liquid to evaporate.
  3. Then, add in the remaining ingredients - lemon juice, salt, garlic powder, and sumac. Cook for another 5 minutes, then remove from heat and allow to cool.
Making the Pies
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 450-500F
  2. Once the dough has risen, take a golf-ball size piece of dough and roll out onto a floured surface into a flat disc about the size of the palm of your hand.
  3. Fill with approximately 2 tablespoons of the cooled spinach filling in the middle of the disc.
  4. Wet the edges of the dough slightly with water and pinch the edges of the dough together to sear the filling in. We make ours into triangles.
  5. Continue until you have used all of the filling.
  6. Bake on a baking sheet at 450-500F for 10 minutes or until the dough is golden brown.