Spinach Spanakopetes
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
24
ingredients
-
Pastry Dough
- 1⁄2 lb soft cream cheese
- 1 cup soft butter
- 2 cups sifted flour
-
Filling
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (6 -8 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 lb feta cheese, crumbled
- 4 ounces ricotta cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
directions
- Dough:.
- With a fork, combine cream cheese and butter. Cut in the flour.
- Work with hands until dough forms a ball.
- Place in waxed paper and chill overnight.
- Roll out dough 1/3" thick with floured rolling pin on a generously floured surface.
- Cut in rounds with 1-1/2 to 2" cutter.
- Filling:.
- Saute onion in olive oil until softened.
- Add spinach and salt. Cook over low heat until tender.
- Mix cheese together and stir in egg.
- Add spinach-onion mixture and mix well.
- Place a little spinach filling on each round and fold over. Moisten edge so it will hold together.
- Flute edge with a fork and prick center.
- Place pastries on cookie sheet and bake in a 425 degree oven for 15 minutes. Serve warm.
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