Spinach, cheese and egg pies

Recipes / Eggs

Turn the everyday into something special with these tempting and filling spinach, cheese and egg pies.

Recipe «Spinach, cheese and egg pies» presented in category Recipes / Eggs, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 2 x 250g packets frozen spinach, thawed, 100g low-fat feta, crumbled, 250g fresh reduced-fat ricotta, crumbled, 4 green onions, thinly sliced, 1 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh dill , 2 cups plain wholemeal flour, 1 cup plain flour, 7g sachet dried yeast , 1 tbsp caster sugar, 1 tsp cooking salt, 4 eggs, Olive oil cooking spray, Salad, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 2 x 250g packets frozen spinach, thawed 
  • 100g low-fat feta, crumbled 
  • 250g fresh reduced-fat ricotta, crumbled 
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh dill 
  • 2 cups plain wholemeal flour 
  • 1 cup plain flour 
  • 7g sachet dried yeast 
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar 
  • 1 tsp cooking salt 
  • 4 eggs 
  • Olive oil cooking spray 
  • Salad, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Place spinach in a sieve. Using the back of a large spoon, squeeze out liquid. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add fetta, ricotta, onion and dill. Stir to combine. Set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 220C/200C fan-forced. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Combine flours, yeast, sugar and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Add 1 cup cold water. Mix until combined and a soft dough forms. Turn dough onto a floured surface. Knead for 5 minutes or until smooth. Divide dough into 4 portions.
  3. Roll out 1 dough portion to make an oval shape about 25cm long. Leaving a 3cm border around edge, spoon 1?4 spinach mixture down the centre. Fold up the sides of dough. Pinch edges together to seal, leaving a 10cm opening down the centre. Fold over ends to seal. Make an indent in the centre of filling. Crack 1 egg into indent. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  4. Place on prepared trays. Spray with oil. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Serve with salad.