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Fatayer bi Sabanekh (Spinach Pies)

Name: Fatayer bi Sabanekh (Spinach Pies)
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 78 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 400 g flour; 7 g dried yeast; 1 tsp sugar; 200 ml warm water; 60 ml olive oil; 1 tsp salt; For the filling: 500 g fresh spinach, chopped; 2 onions, finely chopped; 2 tbsp sumac; juice of half a lemon; 2 tbsp olive oil; salt and pepper

Triangular Lebanese pies with sumac-spiced spinach — sharp, herbal and addictive.

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Ingredients

400 g flour7 g dried yeast1 tsp sugar200 ml warm water60 ml olive oil1 tsp saltFor the filling: 500 g fresh spinach, chopped; 2 onions, finely chopped; 2 tbsp sumac; juice of half a lemon; 2 tbsp olive oil; salt and pepper

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1Knead the dough and rest 1 hour.

2Salt the chopped spinach, rest 10 minutes and squeeze out every drop of water. Mix with onion, sumac, lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper — only just before assembling.

3Roll 16 circles, place filling in each, and fold into triangles, pinching the seams shut.

4Bake at 200°C for 15-18 minutes until golden.

Chef's Tip

Salt the spinach, rest 10 minutes, then squeeze it bone-dry — wet spinach turns the dough soggy from inside.

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Season the filling with sumac and lemon only just before assembling, so the greens stay bright.
Pinch the triangle seams fully shut; open seams split in the oven.

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Fatayer bi Sabanekh (Spinach Pies)

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