Very few times, we have the ingredients and mood to prepare a dish, that was just shown on TV. This spinach pie is such one dish, which i saw in TLC, prepared by donna hay. instantly, i tried and served for break-fast!
I bought some spring roll sheets months back, and they were lying in my freezer, the idea of making spinach pie in spring roll sheets was instant and am glad that it worked out perfect.
We all liked this pie, the spiring roll sheets were crisp and the filling was too good and tasted cheesy. who will say no to a iron rich and protein rich filling!
Spinach Pie with Spiring Roll Sheets
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makes 2 pie's
serves - 2 to 3
serves - 2 to 3
preparation time - 50 minutes
baking time - 35 mins
recipe source - Donna Hay
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Ingredients:
Spring roll sheets / Filo pastry - 6 sheets
Butter - 40 gms (melted)
Fresh Spinach leaves - 200 gms
Panneer - 200 gms
Egg's - 2
Grated Mozzarella cheese - 2 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Method:
Thaw the spring roll sheets for about 30 minutes, before starting.
Pre-heat the oven to 180C /350F.
Wash the spinach leaves and drain them. chop the leaves finely and set aside.
Crumble or grate the paneer and transfer it to a large bowl. add in the chopped spinach leaves to the bowl. crack two egg's into the bowl, mix well with a fork or spoon.
Add salt and pepper to taste. then mix the filling thoroughly. add in the grated cheese and give a final mix.
Line a baking tray with butter paper. Now lay a spring roll sheet on a parchment paper/ foil sheet/ butter paper, brush the melted butter on the spring roll sheet. place another spring roll sheet on top again brush, then top it with another spring roll sheet. Now place the filling in the centre of the sheet and fold the four sides of the sheets. brush butter on top of the folds. if the folds don't hold, just prick in tooth picks to the four corners of the folded sheets. like wise make another pie.
Bake them for about 35 minutes, till the filling is completely set and the spring roll sheets should have turned into light brown and crispier.
Serve the spinach pie warm.
Notes:
This is the best way to make the kids eat greens. if serving for kids, add more grated cheese to the filling.
Serve warm, else it's not so good to eat. you can re-heat before serving.