Layered pie with spinach, potato and feta cheese filling
10 servings
90 minutes
Layered pie with a filling of spinach, potatoes, and feta cheese is a refined dish of German cuisine that combines the tenderness of the dough with the rich flavor of the filling. Potatoes add softness to the pie, spinach brings freshness, and feta adds zest. Historically, layered pies were popular in Europe as a convenient and hearty meal for travelers. This pie is perfect for family lunches and festive tables. It can be served hot with a refreshing yogurt or sour cream-based sauce. Baking with butter gives the crust an appetizing golden hue, making each piece crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
1
Wash, peel, and boil the potatoes in salted water; cool and slice.
- Potato: 1 kg
- Salt: to taste
2
Chop the onion and fry it in vegetable oil. Add minced garlic, cumin, and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add spinach. Stew until the spinach is soft. Transfer to a bowl.
- Onion: 1 head
- Vegetable oil: 1 tablespoon
- Garlic: 1 clove
- Caraway seeds: 1 tablespoon
- Fresh spinach leaves: 400 g
3
Cut the cheese into pieces.
- Feta cheese: 400 g
4
Add chopped potatoes, cheese, beaten eggs to the spinach, season with salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Potato: 1 kg
- Feta cheese: 400 g
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
5
Grease a round mold with oil. Roll out three thin layers from the dough.
- Butter: 50 g
6
Place one layer in the mold, add part of the filling on top, then the second layer and filling, and cover with another layer.
- Unleavened puff pastry: 500 g
7
Brush the pie with melted butter and bake for 45 minutes.
- Butter: 50 g
