Spinach pie: crispy Romanian placinta with spinach

Method

1. 1

   Pastry

   Mix the flour with the salt, then knead it with the water and oil into a soft, elastic dough. Cover and rest for 20 minutes.

   20 min
2. 2

   Preparing the spinach

   Briefly blanch the spinach in boiling water, drain it, then squeeze it well and chop finely.

   5 min
3. 3

   Frying the onion

   Fry the finely chopped red onion in the olive oil, then add the spinach and fry together for one minute.

   6 min
4. 4

   Assembling the filling

   Leave the spinach mixture to cool, then combine it with the crumbled feta, beaten egg and sour cream. Season with salt.

5. 5

   Rolling and filling

   Divide the dough into two portions and roll out thinly. Place one sheet in a buttered tin, spread over the filling, then cover with the second sheet and press the edges together.

   15 min
6. 6

   Baking

   Brush the top with the remaining butter, prick it, and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until golden brown.

   35 min