SPINACH PIE
Pie Base:
1 1/2 cups fine whole wheat flour
3/4 cup soft butter
pinch of salt
1 teasp. baking powder
3 Tablesp. water
Filling:
2 cups spinach, steamed
1 cup Cream Cheese
1 cup just made panir cheese ( ricotta cheese or ” requeson” )
2 Tablesp. yogurt
2 teasp. white flour
1/2 teasp. salt
1/4 teasp. black pepper
1/4 teasp. hing
Method:
Pie Base:
1. Rub butter, salt and baking powder into flour.
2. Knead water into flour until a stiff dough forms.
3. Press half the dough into a 9-inch pie pan.
4. Cut away excess dough from rim.
5. Bake 20 minutes in moderate oven until dry.
Filling:
1. Beat all ingredients except spinach until creamy.
2. Stir in spinach.
Assembling:
1. Pour filling into baked pastry.
2. Roll out remaining pastry the same way as for the Pie Base.
3. Lay over pie.
4. Press around border to seal.
5. Prick holes all over surface.
6. Brush with butter.
7. Bake in a moderate oven 40 minutes until brown.
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