The savory pie with ricotta and spinach is a tasty dish to prepare for dinner with friends or simply with your family.
It suits every season, can be enjoyed hot or warm, making it perfect for a picnic since Easter is just around the corner.
Once baked and portioned, you can save a piece of the savory pie with ricotta and spinach for the next day’s lunch at work.
Cut into small pieces, it’s perfect for your children’s parties, a tasty and wholesome snack.
There are countless ways to use this recipe, what are you waiting for to start preparing it?
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stove, Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 10 1/2 oz boiled spinach
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- to taste garlic powder
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
Tools
- Pan diameter 10 inches
Steps
In a bowl, pour the flour, the oil, dissolve the yeast in water and start kneading, add the salt.
Continue kneading until you get a firm and smooth dough, cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for a couple of hours in the oven with the light on.
Sauté the spinach in a pan with a dash of extra virgin olive oil, a pinch of salt, and a bit of garlic powder. Let it flavor and turn off.
Cut the spinach with scissors.
In a bowl, incorporate the ricotta and mash with a fork, add the Parmesan.
Pour in the beaten egg, mix and add the spinach.
Finish with a pinch of white pepper.
Line the bottom of the round pan (diam 10 inches) with baking paper
Divide the dough into two parts and roll it out with a rolling pin.
Place the dough disc in the pan.
Pierce the dough with a fork.
Pour the ricotta and spinach mixture inside.
Cover with the other dough disc and close the edges.
Finish by sealing the edge with a fork and pierce before baking at 356°F for 30/35 minutes.
The savory pie with ricotta and spinach is a classic of Italian cuisine, with a flaky crust and a soft, flavorful filling that will win even the children who don’t like vegetables.
