2019-07-01 The Australian Womens Weekly Food

YIAYIA’S SPINACH
& FETTA PIES
PREP + COOK TIME  HOUR  MINUTES
MAKES

kgsilverbeet
ggreencurlykale

tablespoonsoliveoil
gGreekfettacrumbled
greenonionschoppedfinely
½cupfinelychoppedfreshdill
¾cupfinelychoppedfresh
flatleafparsley

teaspoonsfinelygratedlemonrind
¼cup( ml)lemonjuice
eggsbeatenlightly
‚gbuttermelted

x„gpacketsfreshfillopastry

teaspoonssesameseeds

 PreheatoventoCCfan
Trimcmoffthestalksendsfrom
silverbeetandkale
discard Rinse
anddraingreensleavingsomewater
clinging Tearkaleleavesfromthe
centrestem Cutwhitestalkfrom
silverbeetleavescuttingintothe
leafinaV shape Finelychopstems
andleavesfromgreenskeeping
themseparate
 Heatoilinalargeheavy based
saucepanoverhighheat
cookstems
stirringoccasionallyforminutes
oruntilsoftened Drainwell
transfer
toabowl Addchoppedleavesto
pan
cookfor†minutesoruntil

wiltedDrainwell
addtobowl

withstemsWhencoolenoughto

handlesqueezeexcesswaterfrom

greensmixture(thispreventsthe

piesfrombecomingsoggy)

 Combinegreensfettagreen

onionherbsrindjuiceandegg

inalargebowl
seasonwithfreshly

groundblackpepper

 Buttersix† cup(’ml)cm

round“cmdeeppiedishesButter

halfasheetofpastryfoldinhalfto

makeasmallerrectangle
buttertop

Placeindishallowingpastryto

overhangedgeKeepremaining

sheetscoveredwithbakingpaper

toppedwithacleandampteatowel

topreventthemfromdryingout

Repeatwithtwomoresheetsof

pastrystackingtheminthedish

YouwillnowhavesixlayersPlace

asixthofthefillingintothedish

Brushhalfasheetofpastrywith

meltedbutterfoldinhalfcrossways

brushwithbutterfoldinhalfagain


trimtofitthetopofthepiePlace

overfillingthenfoldinandscrunch

theoverhangingpastryBrushtopof

piewithalittlemoremeltedbutter

SprinklewithsesameseedsRepeat

tomakesixpiesintotal

Sprinklealittlewaterovereach

pie
thiswillpreventthepastryfrom

burningBakefor“’minutesoruntil

goldenServewithGreek style

yoghurtifdesired

We’ve given the classic spanakopita recipe a modern twist

with the addition of kale in these delicious individual pies.

Golden wonders

TEST

KITCHEN

NOTES

You will need  bunches

of silver beet and

bunch of green curly

kale for this recipe.

You can make the pies up

to the end of step , then

put them into freezer bags

and freeze for up to

month. Cook from

frozen, increasing the

cooking time slightly or

until pastry is golden and

filling is heated through.

AWW FOOD • ISSUE FIFTY THREE 

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