Spinach Pie Dough

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
• A simple and special pastry recipe from our friend and cook at What Are We Cooking Today:
• Hanadi Habbal
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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