This recipe is a version of the Sephardic Spanech (spinach) ou b’ Jiben(cheese) in which the spinach mixture is poured into a big pie shell or pyrex and baked.

Bake a dozen or two for a family dinner as an instant appetizer.

You will always want to have  a batch of these spinach tarts bagged in the freezer.

The dough is easy to whip up in the Cuisinart- just leave the butter in the fridge overnight to soften.

Adapted from the “White Deal Delights Cookbook.”

If you don’t have time to make these spinach tarts, then you can call my secret list of kosher cooks! sshhh..

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 13 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup semolina (smead) flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 3/4 cup warm water

Spinach Cheese Topping:

• 1 onion finely chopped
• 3 tbsp. safflower oil
• 3 1/2  boxes frozen chopped spinach or 1 1/2 bags frozen chopped spinach
• kosher salt to taste
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups low fat mozzarella cheese
• dash of white pepper
• sesame seeds, chopped pimiento (optional topping)

Directions:

1. Combine flour, smead(semolina flour), and salt in Cuisinart
2. Using Cuisinart, gradually add butter, then warm water slowly
3. Squeeze excess water from spinach.
4. Saute onion tilll soft, add  spinach and salt
5. Add eggs,  cheese and pepper
6. Mix well, adjust seasonings to taste
7. Line baking sheets with wax paper if you are preparing to freeze.
8. Line with parchment paper if you are ready to bake
9. Roll dough into evenly shaped balls
10. dip in sesame seeds (optional)
11. flatten balls, and flute edges
12. Place a tsp. of spinach mixture inside each flattened circle
13. Flute edges.
14. (you can flute edges and then add mixture- whatever works for you!)
15. Freeze and then bag or bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes

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