Hortotiropita Greens And Cheese Pie With Chard Recipes

HORTOTIROPITA (GREENS AND CHEESE PIE) WITH CHARD

Steps:

• Prepare your dough mixing the ingredients if possible with a food processor.
• Cut the chard in ½ inch small pieces.
• Sautee the leek in the olive oil.
• Add to chard pieces to the leek. Cover and cook for 10 minutes covered.
• Add salt and pepper, incorporate to the greens and continue to stir over medium heat until the greens water is absorbed.
• Do not add any water.
• Keep aside to cool down a little.
• Add dill and mint.
• Crumble the feta cheese into the beaten eggs (but keep ½ beaten egg aside).
• If the greens mixture when cooled has produced a lot of liquid, drain it before adding to the cheese and egg mixture. Season again and mix well.
• Work your dough shortly and prepare your sheet.
• Now you can prepare a big pie or several small pastries.
• For the pie oil the base and the side of the container with olive oil. Coat the bottom of your mold with 2/3 of the dough. Spread your filling and cover with the sheet of the remaining dough.
• For the pastry shape "big ravioli" with the sheet of dough and the filling.
• Brush the beaten egg and decorate with sesame seeds.
• Cook in a preheated oven at 180 grades C for 40 minutes until pie/pastry becomes golden.
• Serve it warm or chilled.