Spinach-and-greens pastries

Spinach-and-greens pastries

For the puff pastry:

5 tablespoons Sitia Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/2 cup water

1 - 2 eggs

1 teaspoon salt

1 lb self-rising flour

For the filling:

4 tablespoons Sitia Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 lbs spinach

1 medium onion or 5 spring onions, finely chopped

1 cup finely chopped parsley

1/2 cup grated kefalotyri or crumbled feta cheese

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

Prepare the dough: Beat eggs, add olive oil, water, salt and flour, little by little. Knead till you have a hard and elastic dough. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Prepare the filling: Wash and chop spinach, dip in boiling water for 5 minutes and then drain completely. Heat olive oil in a saucepan and soften onion. Add spinach and stir a few times until juice has evaporated. Put in parsley, salt and pepper, remove from heat and stir in kefalotyri cheese or feta cheese.

Take pieces of dough the size of a walnut and roll each one out into a small circle. Place 1 teaspoon filling on 1 half and cover with the other half. Press the edges down with a fork to close firmly, baste with olive oil or beaten egg white and bake in moderate heat until golden brown, about 25 minutes.