Spinach Pie (Spanakopita)

Ingredients

For the dough

• 2 1/2 glasses self-raising flour

• 1/2 glass vegetable shortening

• 1 glass yoghurt

• 1 unbeaten egg

For the filling

• 4 large bunches of spinach (4 glasses spinach, boiled and drained)

• 1 small onion, finely chopped

• 1/4 glass oil

• 1 glass (250-270 g) Halloumi cheese, grated

• 250 g Feta cheese, mashed with a fork

• 1 (300-330 g) piece of Fresh Anari cheese grated

• 4 large eggs

• 1/2 egg white to glaze

Method

1. To prepare the filling, cut, rinse, boil and drain the spinach.

2. Heat the oil and first fry the onion gently and then the spinach.

3. Remove from heat, add the Halloumi cheese, the Fetta cheese and the Fresh Anari cheese and stir.

4. Whisk the eggs lightly and stir in the spinach mixture.

1. To prepare the dough, mix all the dough ingredients and knead. If more flour is needed, add some to make a fluffy dough.

2. Divide the dough into two portons. Use the one portion to line the base and sides upto a height of 3 cm of a 21X27 cm ovenproof dish.

3. Prick the pastry and spread over the spinach filling evenly.

4. Roll out the other portion of the dough to the size of the dish.

5. Place over the filling and press the edges of the two pastry sheets together firmly.

6. Prick the top sheet of the pastry. Glaze with some egg white beaten with 1 teaspoon water.

7. Bake in a preheated, moderate oven (160C)for 40-50 minutes or until golden brown.

Note: instead of making the dough you can use 1 packet (454 g) of puff pastry which

must be rolled out into two sheets.