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| Spinach pies Recipe |
| Written by Dede Med |
Spinach pies Recipe

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Yield: 6-8
Level: Easy
Ingredients
- Dede's easy dough recipe
- 8 cups spinach
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup finely chopped tomato
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp citric acid
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp sumac
- 1/2 cup corn meal
- flour to roll out dough
- olive oil spray or brush to finish pies
Directions
Rinse 8 cups of spinach, if using regular spinach then chop up first. Combine the 8 cups of washed spinach with 1/2 tsp salt and let sit for 15 minutes. Drain and squeeze out water from spinach and place in a bowl. Add next seven ingredients to spinach and combine. Roll out dough balls to 1/16 inch thickness and 6 inches in diameter, place 1 to 2 tbs of spinach mixture in middle and close dough like a triangle. Sprinkle corn meal on baking sheet and place triangles on sheet. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees, place pies in oven and cook for 8 minutes, then take them out and spray or brush them with olive oil, place back in oven for another 8 minutes. Serve warm or cold.Spinach pies Recipe
Ingredients
- Dede's easy dough recipe
- 8 cups spinach
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup finely chopped tomato
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 tsp citric acid
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp sumac
- 1/2 cup corn meal
- flour to roll out dough
- olive oil spray or brush to finish pies
Directions
Rinse 8 cups of spinach, if using regular spinach then chop up first. Combine the 8 cups of washed spinach with 1/2 tsp salt and let sit for 15 minutes. Drain and squeeze out water from spinach and place in a bowl. Add next seven ingredients to spinach and combine. Roll out dough balls to 1/16 inch thickness and 6 inches in diameter, place 1 to 2 tbs of spinach mixture in middle and close dough like a triangle. Sprinkle corn meal on baking sheet and place triangles on sheet. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees, place pies in oven and cook for 8 minutes, then take them out and spray or brush them with olive oil, place back in oven for another 8 minutes. Serve warm or cold.Spinach pies are found in almost every country along the Mediterranean but in different forms and under different names. This is just one of the versions that is very popular and can be served as a main dish or appetizer.
nope, no sauce needed, just some fresh lemons :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
making these today...thank you it looks delicious ! Is there a sauce that you recommended for these pies?
By: imjustsayin100
By: imjustsayin100
sometimes it's good to just listen :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
that's wonderful, so glad everyone likes it :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I like your recipes and presentation, however, you speak excessively.
By: Inam Alwindawi
By: Inam Alwindawi
everytime I have my inlaws over, I go to your website and get inspired and they always LOVE the food :)
By: Shosho love
By: Shosho love
thanks :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Love your web site, Dede!
By: Jeanne Calais
By: Jeanne Calais
just go to my site at DedeMed.com and you can print up or view the entire written recipe there :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
What are the other two seasonings, other than the salt?
By: Gene den Daas
By: Gene den Daas
thnx dear i get dough recepie :)
By: Jameela 1988
By: Jameela 1988
the dough recipe is on my site, just go to DedeMed.com and look up the dough recipe :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
nice dish but how to make a dough please tell me recipe of dough ..thanx
By: Jameela 1988
By: Jameela 1988
wonderful, so glad you liked it!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I just made this and it turned out SOOO well! Thank you!!!
By: April1987girl
By: April1987girl
thanks you should give it a try :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Dede, you make me so hungry! These look delicious.
By: ArchieLovesMe
By: ArchieLovesMe
how sweet :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
My mom does the best spinach pies :D
By: Pilkku01
By: Pilkku01
great idea :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
When I remove water from veggies like spinach, I put it in a large tea towel and wring it out. It will remove lots of water but not damage the leaves.
By: Gretchen Hulett
By: Gretchen Hulett
you need the yeast to make dough :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
well yes you do need the yeast to make dough.
you can omit the corn meal, if you omit the sumac you will loose a little of the flavor, but you can buy sumac on my site at dedemed.com
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I want to make the dough for this, but I don't have yeast. Is it possible to make the dough without yeast?
thank you!
By: saidmaalouf1
By: saidmaalouf1
Hi Dede, thanks for sharing! I love spinach pie & wanna try this one today. But 2 questions ... 1) can I substitute yeast with baking soda or skip yeast altogether in easy dough? 2) What's sumac & corn meal? Can I substitute those with anything or skip them?
Oops, too many questions? :P
By: lifoc
By: lifoc
"Dede Med, ...queen of the mashed chickpea
spread called hummus."
Tamara Audi
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
spread called hummus."
Tamara Audi
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
DEDE'S RECIPES
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