World Flavors Cookbook

Fatayer (Spinach Pies)

Name: Fatayer (Spinach Pies)
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: Dough: 3 cups flour, 1 tbsp yeast, 1/4 cup olive oil. Filling: 500g fresh spinach (chopped), 1 onion (minced), 2 tbsp sumac, juice of 1 lemon, olive oil.

Triangular pastry pockets filled with a tangy and savory mixture of fresh spinach, sumac, and lemon.

Cuisine: Lebanon

Ingredients

Dough: 3 cups flour, 1 tbsp yeast, 1/4 cup olive oil. Filling: 500g fresh spinach (chopped), 1 onion (minced), 2 tbsp sumac, juice of 1 lemon, olive oil.

Instructions

Sauté the onion, then mix with the chopped spinach, sumac, lemon, and olive oil. Squeeze out excess moisture. Roll out the dough and cut into circles. Place a spoonful of filling in the center and fold the edges into a triangle shape, pinching to seal. Bake at 200°C until golden brown. Serve at room temperature.