Savory pie with fillo dough is delicious and flavorful. Fillo dough has been a fairly recent discovery for me, partly thanks to a Turkish series I follow where many Borek are baked every day. The name of this dish comes from the Turkish name bur- “to roll” which can describe any dish made from rolled dough. The main ingredient of börek is the yufka, a very thin puff pastry sheet. For practicality, I prefer to use fillo dough, a very thin dough that can excellently replace it. In my package, I found 7 extremely thin sheets of dough. For the filling of my savory pie, I used ricotta and spinach, a classic that everyone always loves. The dough becomes crispy and crackly when baked, simply irresistible. So let’s hurry to the kitchen and prepare a delicious Savory Pie with Ricotta and Spinach
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: For 6 people
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 171.66 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 11.21 (g) of which sugars 0.19 (g)
- Proteins 9.68 (g)
- Fat 9.59 (g) of which saturated 4.93 (g)of which unsaturated 2.92 (g)
- Fibers 0.98 (g)
- Sodium 247.05 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 120 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for the Rustic Ricotta and Spinach Pie
- 4 sheets fillo dough
- 14 oz ricotta
- 10.5 oz spinach, frozen
- 1.75 oz grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 0.5 cup water
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- to taste salt
How to Prepare Savory Pie with Fillo Dough
First, cook the frozen spinach in a saucepan with very little water over low heat and covered with a lid. It will take 6-7 minutes. Alternatively, you can cook the spinach in the microwave.
Drain the spinach well, possibly squeezing them. You can then chop them simply on a cutting board with a knife, or if you prefer them finer, you can chop them in a food processor or immersion blender.
Mix the ricotta with the chopped spinach, a pinch of salt, nutmeg, and grated Parmesan cheese in a bowl. Mix well until you have a soft cream of ricotta and spinach.
Oil or line a 9.5-inch diameter baking dish with parchment paper. Mix the water with the olive oil in a bowl. Spread the fillo dough sheets on the work surface and brush them with the water and oil.
Place the sheets in the baking dish, letting them overhang and arranging them slightly staggered. Pour the filling inside, distributing it with a spatula. Fold the fillo dough, one sheet at a time, over the filling.
Brush with the water and oil. Bake the Rustic Pie with Fillo Dough in the preheated static oven at 375°F for 25-30 minutes.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
If there’s leftover Savory Pie, store it in a container in the fridge for one day. You just need to reheat it for a few minutes in the hot oven or microwave to make it crispy and crumbly like freshly baked
For a tastier and more flavorful filling, you can replace grated Parmesan with Pecorino cheese and/or add diced scamorza or speck
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