BAKOULA, FETA AND PINE NUTS HAND PIES

 Makes 8 hand pies

 

INGREDIENTS

 

●               2 tablespoons olive oil

●               400g Swiss chard, stalks removed, leaves cut into strips 3cm wide

●               2 tablespoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley

●               1 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander

●               1 tablespoons lemon juice

●               2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

●               1 teaspoons paprika

●               ½ teaspoon ground cumin

●               ¼ teaspoon salt, or more to taste

●               60g feta, crumbled

●               2 tablespoons pine nuts

●               320G ready-rolled shortcrust pastry sheets

●               1 egg, beaten

 

 

METHOD

 

•      Preheat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan).

•  To make the bakoula serving of mixed greens, heat the olive oil in a huge pot over a medium-low warmth. Include the Swiss chard and afterward mix in the rest of the fixings, spread the skillet and cook for around 8 minutes until the chard is delicate. Reveal the dish and cook for a further 5 minutes or until all the fluid has vanished, blending sporadically. Taste and alter the flavoring, including more salt if vital. Expel the dish from the warmth and mix in the feta and pine nuts. leave the occupying too cool to room temperature, when you can begin gathering the hand pies. Then again, move the filling to a bowl, spread with cling film and refrigerate until prepared to utilize; it will keep for as long as 2 days.

 

•  Unroll your baked good sheets on to a work surface and cut each sheet into squares or square shapes. Spoon around 4 tablespoons of the filling in the focal point of each square/square shape. Overlay one corner over the filling to meet the contrary corner to frame a triangle or a square shape, at that point seal the edges by pushing down with the prongs of a fork.

 

•       Place the turnovers on the lined preparing plate, leaving about 2CM between them. Brush their tops with the beaten egg and heat for around 20 to 25 minutes until brilliant earthy colored.