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Spinach Pie Dough

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Spinach Pie Dough

Spinach pies with a successful dough... with or without yeast, as you prefer. Check out all the details and enjoy :)

Total time35 min
Prep15 min
Cook20 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Recipe tags

Pastries and bakingInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Recipe story

A successful homemade pastry dough recipe, delicious—give it a try

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon yeast, or no yeast - optional
  • 1 cup water, or as needed
  • Spinach filling:
  • Finely or medium chopped spinach
  • Lemon juice to taste
  • Salt
  • Vegetable oil
  • Sumac
  • Chopped onion
  • Chopped tomato
  • Also from Hanadi, here's Qouzi with Saj Bread

Method

  1. Mix the dry ingredients together... then add the water gradually and knead for at least 10 minutes
    Timers: 10 min
  2. Let the dough rest for at least 2 hours
    Timers: 120 min
  3. Meanwhile, prepare the spinach filling... chop the spinach, wash it well, and drain it
  4. Once it has drained well, add the chopped onion, chopped tomato, lemon juice, sumac, salt, and oil, and mix
  5. Keep the filling in the fridge until the dough has risen
  6. Before rolling out the dough and shaping the pies, drain the filling in a strainer so the pies won't open if the filling is too wet
  7. Roll out the dough and cut it into circles of the desired size, fill and seal as desired or shape into triangles
  8. Bake in a hot oven until cooked through and nicely colored on the bottom and top

Notes and serving ideas

  • Qouzi with Saj Bread
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