ALBANIAN SPINACH PIE (BYREK ME SPINAQ OR PITE)
Albanians love savory pies and I do too. They make theirs with filo dough. Any combination of greens can be used in this recipe. You can even add other vegetables as well, such as mushrooms. If the additional vegetables used will be watery, towards the end of baking you might want to cut steam vents in the filo dough. Albanians eat this pie hot accompanied by buttermilk or beaten yogurt thinned down with cold water, or with chilled stewed prunes.
Provided by alvinakatz
Categories Savory Pies
Time 1h
Yield 1 pie, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- (NOTE: A round cake or pie pan is recommended because it's more authentic but any similar sized pan will do).
- Brush the pan with some of the oil, and start laying the filo leaves inside. First, lay two leaves, sprinkle or brush with oil, then lay two other leaves, and repeat the procedure until HALF of the leaves are laid. Make sure that they cover the pan by hanging them about one inch over the edges of the pan. Change directions, so that the entire pan is evenly covered.
- Sprinkle spinach with salt, then mix well by hand. Let sit for a minute.
- Add the feta cheese, onions, eggs and stir.
- Spread spinach mixture over the filo leaves in the pan.
- Cover the spinach with the rest of the pastry leaves repeating the first-half procedure.
- Roll the hanging edges of the bottom leaves over the pie (think of a pizza crust), sprinkle top with oil.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot.
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Marie Omalley
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper!
Karla-Maria Cooney
[email protected]I'll try it.
Mansoor HuSsain
[email protected]Not bad.
Khokon Ray
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Shy Lock
[email protected]The filling was bland and the crust was soggy. I wouldn't recommend this recipe.
Ndamoe Cassandra
[email protected]This pie was a bit too salty for my taste, but other than that it was very good. I will try it again with less salt next time.
Sesan Sakiru
[email protected]I love this recipe! I've made it several times and it's always a hit. The only thing I do differently is add a little bit of feta cheese to the filling.
Bibeksha Bibeksha
[email protected]This was my first time making spinach pie, and it turned out great! The instructions were easy to follow and the pie was delicious.
Adil Intzar
[email protected]I'm not usually a fan of spinach pie, but this recipe changed my mind. The filling was creamy and flavorful, and the crust was crispy and golden brown.
Freezer
[email protected]This spinach pie was amazing! The flavors were so well-balanced and the crust was perfectly flaky. I will definitely be making this again.