Italian Spinach Pies

7 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 recipe italian bread dough, 2 lbs. (or pizza dough but bread works better in this recipe)
  • 2 lbs frozen spinach, chopped, defrosted and squeezed dry
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (or more) (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat oil and butter up in a 12 inch skillet and add the garlic. Saute for a minute and then add pepper flakes and saute for another minute.Add the spinach and heat it through and taste and season with salt and black pepper.
  2. 2
    Separate dough into 8 portions and let rise until doubled, punch down and rest for 10 minutes. Roll each portion into a circle - not too thin that it tears. Fill one side with cooled spinach mixture, fold dough over and crimp the edge. Let rest while you pre-heat the oven to 375.
  3. 3
    Bake for 20 minutes or until crust looks done.
  4. 4
    Before baking you can mark the pies with letter H using a fork to distinguish the pies with hot pepper flakes from the plain.
  5. 5
    It's really simple. I think the more simple the better although I have added dried tomatoes and other things. Hope you try this.

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