Spinach pie with cumin

SPINACH PIE WITH CUMIN

This is a big dose. Use a pan with dimensions 31CH41CH6 cm.

Filling

Ingredients

2 kilos fresh gross spinach

1 bunch dill

1 bunch spring onions

400 grams feta cheese

80 grams olive oil

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Ingredients for the sheet

250 grams margarine cold from the freezer

1 glass of iced water

400 grams of flour + flour for opening the sheet

Instructions

Filling

Clean the spinach. Take away the outer dry leaves and toss them.

Cut the stem of the leaves one cm above the roots and toss them.

Fill with water a basin and put the spinach in it.

Wash the spinach with your hands moving them vigorously from left to tight.

Take the spinach off the basin and put it in a pan.

Wash the basin well and fill it with clean water again.

Repeat this step three more times.  

Clean and wash the onions and dill.

Put the oil in a pan and place the pan over medium heat.

Mince into the pan the onions and dill.

Stir them frequent until they are soft and tender.

Add the spinach, cut into pieces.

Leave it uncovered to boil until it absorbs almost all liquids.

Turn off the heat and put the crumbled feta into the pot.

Add cumin and mix.

Try the stuffing. If it seems to you tasteless add more feta.

How to make the sheet

Put the margarine for at least one hour in the freezer.
Take the freezing margarine and grate it with a tomato grater in a bowl.

Add water and flour and knead all ingredients together.
Leave the dough in a warm place to rest for half an hour.

Divide the dough into two parts.

With each piece of dough open a large sheet for your pan.

With a brush coat the pan with oil and sprinkle it with flour.

Turn the pan and pat it, to drop the excessive flour.

Place one sheet in the bottom of the pan.

Put the filling over it and spread it evenly everywhere.

Cover the filling with the other sheet.

Smear the sheet top with a little oil.

With a sharp knife carve the surface of the pie into portions.

Put the pie in the oven on the first rack from the bottom.

Bake at 175 degrees Celsius for 50-60 minutes.