Spinach Pies
from Grandma Rossi

Ingredients

Dough

3-½ cups - Flour
¾ cup - Extra virgin olive oil
½ cup - Water

Filling

3 lbs. - Fresh Spinach or baby packaged spinach
5 tablespoons - Paprika
3 tablespoons - Granulated onion
2 tablespoons - Granulated garlic
a pinch -Cyan pepper
1-½ tsp. - Salt
1 teaspoons - Freshly ground pepper
½ cup - Extra virgin olive oil

Prepare dough

• Put the flour in a bowl and make a hollow or depression in the center.

• Pour in the olive oil. Then, using a spoon, mix the flour and olive oil until it forms what looks like little beads.

• Next, add the water to the mixture. Knead by hand until the dough is soft and has a soft texture like marshmallows.

• Divide the dough in 10-11 equal parts. Form the equal parts into balls and set aside.

Prepare spinach

• Combine the dry ingredients.

• Wash the spinach and shake out the excess water. Place the spinach into a large bowel.

• Sprinkle on the dry ingredients mixture (paprika, onion, garlic, cyan pepper, salt and ground pepper).

• Toss the spinach and the spices to coat the wet spinach leaves.

• Pour the olive oil over the spinach. Toss gently to coat the spinach evenly in the spices and oil.

Make the spinach pies

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a lightly floured board, roll out each ball of dough into circles about 8 inches in diameter.

• Place about 1 cup of the prepared spinach leaves on each dough circle.

• Fold dough in half, completely enclosing spinach and crimp edges to hold together.

• Bake about 35-40 minutes until pies are golden brown.

• Serve immediately or cool and serve at room temperature.

Makes 10-11 spinach pies.

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