A Greek Spanakopita meets an Italian Torta Pasqualina
Course: Snack
Keyword: pastries, puff pastry
Author: Annely
Servings: 6pastries
Adjust servings here:
Equipment
oven & oven tray
parchment paper
frying pan
food brush optional
Ingredients
50gramsspinach
1big sheetpuff pastry
100gramsfeta cheese
2tbspricotta cheese
a bitnutmeg
olive oil
salt & pepper
TOPPING
a fewsesame seeds
1egg
Instructions
PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 190 C OR 375 C
FILLING
Heat up a frying pan on medium-high heat. Add olive oil and add spinach bit by bit. Set pan aside once all spinach has shrunk. Cool down for at least 5 minutes.
Add spinach to a chopping board or plate and cut the spinach small with a knife and fork.
Add chopped spinach to a bowl. Crumble the feta cheese and add to the bowl.
Add ricotta, nutmeg and a bit of salt and pepper. Mash with a fork and set aside.
PASTRIES
Roll out the pastry dough and cut in 6 equal squares.
Add the filling and spread with the back of the fork. Make sure to leave a strip around the edges.
Close the pasties, press the edges gently with your fingers and use a clean fork to go around the edges to create a striped pattern.
Beat an egg and brush the pastries with egg wash. Cut small slits and add some sesame seeds.
Place on an oven tray with baking paper.
Bake the pastries for 25 to 30 minutes on 190 C or 375 F until golden brown.
Notes
The pastry squares were roughly 12cm x 12 cm, which is 5"x5". They can be a tiny bit bigger or smaller, just make sure not to overfill the pastries by adding too much filling.