Spinach and Cheese Turkish Pides |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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Pide is a wonderful Turkish bread. These filled pides are sold at our local bread store and are so yummy!! Use your favourite pizza dough for this recipe. Ingredients:
1 pizza dough |
1 tablespoon butter |
2 garlic cloves, crushed |
1 bunch spinach, washed and shredded |
4 scallions, thinly sliced |
250 g fresh ricotta cheese |
100 g feta cheese, crumbled |
1/2 cup pine nuts |
1/2 cup fresh breadcrumb |
olive oil flavored cooking spray |
lemon wedge, to serve |
Directions:
1. Melt butter in frying pan over medium heat,add garlic and spinach. Cook,stirring for 30 - 60 seconds until spinach just wilts.
2. Transfer to bowl and cool for 10 minutes.
3. Add the scallions, ricotta, feta, pine nuts and breadcrumbs to the spinach. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Preheat oven to 200°C Lightly grease two large baking trays.
5. Cut pizza dough into four. Roll out to a 25cm oval shape.
6. Spoon filling onto centre of each oval, fold in sides and twist ends (don't totally enclose the filling - the shape should look sort of like boats).
7. Place onto prepared trays, allowing room for spreading. Spray lightly with oil.
8. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until crisp and golden.
9. Serve with lemon wedges.
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