RECIPE
Method: Mix sieved flour with sugar, salt, yeast, melted butter and add required water to make smooth dough
Cover it with cling wrap and keep it aside for 30 minutes
Shred spinach and sprinkle some salt and leave it aside, till the time spinach leaves water
Squeeze spinach leaves and discard water, add chopped onion, tomato and crumbled ricotta/grated cottage cheese. Add salt and pepper as per taste
Roll out yeast dough with the help of rolling pin and make sure thickness is not more than 3mm and cut into rounds 3 inch diameter
Keep spinach mixture in the centre of the round and join it from three sides to give it triangular shape
Bake at 170.c preheated oven for 8 to 9 minutes. Keep an eye on product to avoid over baking
Serve with harrisa or minted labneh
For Fatayer Dough:
Ingredient Quantity
Refined flour (maida) 400gm
Fresh yeast 10gm
Sugar 10gm
Salt 10gm
Butter 50gm
Water as required
For Spinach and Ricotta Filling:
Spinach leaves 400gm
Garlic 20gm
Ricotta (cottage cheese) 80gm
Onion (chopped) 50gm Tomato (de-seeded, chopped) 50gm
Black pepper 2gm
Salt to taste