Spinach + Feta Hand Pies

I became walking thru one amongst my popular farmer’s markets, and likewise you know the way in which there’s in most cases a basic line up: the maintain stand, the honey + jam stand, the quandary stand, the ostrich egg stand (sure, there’s frequently a man promoting ostrich eggs), the bread stand, the poultry stand, the plant stand, and the baked goods stand. Correctly, I became passing by the bakers’ stand, which became filled with mini pumpkin + pecan pies, mini quiches, mini cheddar rolls (possibly it became a mini baked appropriate stands?), and these hand pies, filled with spinach, onion, and feta. Fleet to bewitch and even sooner to indulge in, I ate this spinach pie before I could create it to the tip of the market. Nevertheless I needed to grasp more, so I made up my thoughts to create it at home.

Making dough from scratch sounds daunting and complex, however it’s rather easy and manageable. You’ll want to bewitch dough or utilize your popular. These are rustic hand pies, that formulation they’re intended to peek handmade – no longer professional and valid. Pizza dough is very elastic so it stretches and contracts as you roll and sever assist the dough, making each pie peek different. The dough is airy, tender and crisp. And whereas you eradicate that first chunk – it’s essential to to also must sit down for it. Spinach, feta, and onion are a typical aggregate, and rightfully so. The spinach adds a freshness, the feta a saltiness, and onion a miniature tang. You don’t must precook any of the greens and I in most cases don’t add salt due to the feta is already salty. Good add the raw spinach, onion, and feta and it will steam and put together dinner in the oven. Let the pastries chilly a diminutive bit before eating, however they on occasion fling swish posthaste. I in fact love having them alongside aspect soup or as a snack, however there are usually any leftovers. I tried this moreover with Jarlsberg cheese as opposed to feta because of I had that in my fridge, and that became moreover in fact appropriate; thanks to the meltiness of Jarlsberg, it became no doubt more pizza-love. Nevertheless it’s essential to to in fact add whatever ingredients you likr or grasp obtainable (relate: cheese is very suggested).

The major to this recipe is simplicity. It’s no longer about making uniform hand pies, however about playing the baking task (and way more, the consumption!). I hope you delight in this recipe as vital as I did. Absorb time! —Fried Parsley

Instructions

1. To create the dough:
   Place the warm water and yeast in a bowl. Let stand for five-10minutes, or till foamy. In one other bowl, lunge together the flour and salt. Once frothy, add the yeast combination to the dry ingredients, alongside side the olive oil and trot with a fork till dough comes together (*Display camouflage, it’s essential to to also want more or less flour counting on the consistency of the dough; however I snatch to originate with 2 cups, even if the dough is sticky and then add more flour as I knead the dough).
2. Switch the dough onto a evenly floured ground and knead for 7-10 minutes, till elastic and holds its shape. Flour your fingers to relief the dough alongside.
3. Grease a clear bowl with olive oil and keep in the dough, evenly brushing the tip with oil olive. Duvet the bowl with plastic wrap and retailer in a warm keep for 1 hour, or till the dough has doubled in dimension.
4. To create the hand pies:
   Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
   
5. Place the dough onto a evenly floured ground and roll out to 1/4 jog thickness. You’ll want to additionally must sever assist the dough in two and tough out 2 separate objects, to rep more out of the dough. The utilize of a round stencil about 4 1/2 – 5inches in diameter (I pale the tip of a plastic container), label and sever assist out the dough into equal circles (You can sever assist in any shape or dimension, appropriate relate that cooking time will rely on the dimension of your pies). It is top to rep about 14-18 circles.
6. Place half of the circles onto the baking sheet; these would be the bottom. Add the onions, feta, and spinach to the center of each dough circle. Fabricate sure now to now not over pack and to proceed a runt border. Calmly dampen the perimeters with some water.
7. Place the final prime circles onto each pie and pinch the perimeters. You can utilize a fork to perforate the border for a decorative peek. Nick a diminutive hole at the tip, so steam can rep out when it cooks. Brunch the tops with olive oil. Duvet the pies with a moist towel and let sit for forty five minutes.
8. Place into the oven and bake till golden brown, about 20 minutes. Only served warm. Luxuriate in!