A simple and easy pastry to serve as an appetiser or a simple lunch.
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Persian
Diet Vegetarian
Keyword spinach
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 24pieces
Calories 410kcal
Ingredients
1bunch of English spinach
1bunch of shallots
2eggs
250gricotta cheese
250gfeta cheese
1cupof flour
6sheets of frozen puff pastry
1egg beaten for glazing
sesame seeds
Instructions
Lay out frozen pastry on a flat surface, separating each sheet with a sharp knife. Leave to defrost while preparing the filling. Preheat oven to 160deg fan-forced.
in the bowl of a food processor, process the spinach and the shallots,
Add the eggs and the cheeses and process further.
Add the flour to create a slightly thickened paste.
Cut each square of pastry into 4 smaller squares.
Place a dollop of filling into each pastry square and fold the corners in to create a smaller square and pinch the corners.
Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake in a preheated oven for about 30-40 minutes till golden brown.
Cool on a wire rake to prevent them going soggy.
Notes
These can be frozen after step 7, just lay them on a flat baking try and freeze over night. Then pack into freezer bags and bake as required.