Spinach&Ricotta sunflower pie

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Ingredients

Dough *

• 500 gr of flour

• 90 ml of extra virgin olive oil

• 200 ml of warm dry white wine (you can replace it with sparkling water)

• 2 tsp of salt

Stuffing **

• 1 Tbs bread crumbs

• 350 gr of boiled spinach

• 350 gr of ricotta cheese

• 1 egg

• 100 gr of grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana cheese

• salt

• pepper

Optional

• 1 tsp olive oil

• 1 Tbs sesame seeds

Method

Dough

1. Mix all ingredients and work the dough until it forms a ball. Cover it with plastic wrap and let rest while preparing the filling;

Stuffing

2. Filling: boil spinaches, then chop them and put them aside to let them cool;

3. Mix ricotta cheese, egg, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, then add in the spinaches (make sure they’re no longer warm);

4. Preheat oven to 180°C/356°F;

5. Divide dough in two balls and work them with a rolling pin until you have two disks of around 30cm/11.8inch;

6. Place the 1st disk on a greased oven-proof dish and top it with bread crumbs;

7. Place 1/3 of the ricotta and spinach mix in the centre of the disk then spoon the remaining filling in a circle all around it to create an outer ring (see photos at this link: https://www.aleontheroad.com/post/ham-cheese-sunflower-pie);

8. Wet the borders with a little water;

9. Place your second disk on top and seal with the help of a fork;

10. Place a small bowl upside down in the middle of your sunflower pie and use a fork to make some indentations all around it;

11. Using a sharp knife cut the outer ring of your pie in 3cm/1.2in slices;

12. Twist each slice so the filling faces upward;

13. Brush the center with olive oil then top with sesame seeds;

14. Bake at 180C for around 45 minutes.

* You may as well use puff pastry;

** You can replace spinaches by zucchini, ham or sausage.