Σπανακόπιτα - SPINACH PIE, and others

For the pastry and cooking instructions - see Cheese Pie recipe

SPINACH PIE
• English spinach
• Spring onion
• 500g cottage cheese
• ½ cup crumbled feta
• 4 eggs
• olive oil

Saute spring onion and spinach. Add rest of ingredients. (get rid of excess moisture in spinach)

Roll our 250-300g dough. Roll into the size of a 40cm deep sided heavy based oiled flan (Bessamer wear). Leave dough going up sides about 3cm.

Roll out similar amount of dough, very thin with a broomstick to full size of board. Oil the pastry. Cut out circle from centre – about 40cm round. Cut 12 wedges from the outside. Lay these wedges back on the centre round. Press the layers together with knuckles and push out to size of pie dish.
Add filling to pie base and sprinkle with plain flour if to moist. Put topping on it and crimp the bottom over the top.
Leave to rise then cook for 20 minutes in a hot oven 250 degrees.


LEEK PIE
• 1-2 leeks chopped
• 1 cup ricotta
• ½ cup crumbled feta
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup cottage cheese
• olive oil
• salt
• chilli powder
About 2 ½ cups of filling in total.

Same as Spinach pie

Roll our 250-300g dough. Roll into the size of a 40cm deep sided heavy based oiled flan (Bessamer wear) or deep pizza tray 40cm diameter. Leave dough going up sides about 3cm.

Topping
Roll out similar amount of dough, very thin with a broomstick to full size of board. Oil the pastry. Cut out circle from centre – about 40cm round. Cut 12 wedges from the outside. Lay these wedges back on the centre round. Press the layers together with knuckles and push out to size of pie dish.

Alternative Topping
Roll out to larger than base. Roll over stick and then weave it over the filling – back and forth so it looks like waves of pastry over the top.

Add filling to pie base and sprinkle with plain flour if to moist. Put topping on it and crimp the bottom over the top.

Leave to rise then cook for 20 minutes in a hot oven 250 degrees.

Other fillings
ZUCCHINI
1 ½ cups chopped succhini with ½ cup feta, 2 eggs and olive oil

PUMPKIN
Boiled pumpkin mashed with 2 eggs, olive oil and salt

SWEET
As for cheese but don't add any filling. Cook in pan and then pour over sugar syrup when cooked.