Spinach Fatayer
Lebanese triangular hand pies filled with lemony spinach, onion, and sumac, baked until golden and sturdy enough for a packed lunch.
⏱ 105 min total🔪 30 min prep🔥 20 min cookMediumServes 6Lebanese
Ingredients
- •3 cups all-purpose flour
- •2 1/4 tsp instant yeast
- •1 tsp granulated sugar
- •1 tsp salt
- •1 cup warm water
- •1/4 cup olive oil
- •10 oz fresh spinach, chopped
- •1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
- •3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- •2 tsp sumac
- •1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions
- 1Mix flour, yeast, sugar, and half the salt, then add warm water and 2 tablespoons olive oil to form a soft dough.
- 2Knead the dough 5 minutes, cover, and let rise 45 minutes until slightly puffed.
- 3Massage spinach, onion, lemon juice, sumac, remaining salt, pepper, and remaining olive oil, then squeeze out excess liquid.
- 4Divide the dough into twelve balls and roll each into a 5-inch circle.
- 5Place spinach filling in each centre and pinch three edges together firmly to form sealed triangles.
- 6Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 18–20 minutes until the bottoms and seams are golden.
💡 Squeeze the spinach filling after seasoning it; wet filling steams the dough and can force the triangular seams open in the oven.
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