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Spinach, egg and cheese pie

Name: Spinach, egg and cheese pie
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 cups All purpose flour; 1 cup butter; 1 pinch salt; 0.25 cups water; 32 ounces Spinach; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 shallots chopped; 2 teaspoons freshly chopped thyme; 0.5 cups pine nuts; salt; peppers; 0.375 cups milk; 0.375 cups cream; 2 egg yolks; 1 tablespoon All purpose flour; 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese; 4 hard-boiled eggs shelled and halved lengthwise; 1 egg beaten

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Difficulty:	moderate
Preparation:	85 min
Ready in:	145 min

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Nutrition

1 serving contains (Percentage of daily recommendation)

Calories	1339 kcal	(67%)
Protein	36 g	(72%)
Fat	83 g	(104%)
Carbohydrates	111 g	(43%)
Added Sugar	0 g	(0%)
Roughage	8 g	(27%)
Vitamin A	2957.86 µg	(370%)
Vitamin D	3.2 µg	(64%)
Vitamin E	13.14 mg	(110%)
Vitamin B1	1.21 mg	(110%)
Vitamin B2	1.57 mg	(112%)
Niacin	14.87 mg	(93%)
Vitamin B6	0.57 mg	(41%)
Folate	737.86 µg	(369%)
Pantothenic Acid	1.31 mg	(22%)
Biotin	6.34 µg	(13%)
Vitamin B12	2.14 µg	(86%)
Vitamin C	64.91 mg	(81%)
Potassium	1503.49 mg	(75%)
Calcium	420.33 mg	(53%)
Magnesium	218.74 mg	(58%)
Iron	13.66 mg	(98%)
Iodine	100.95 µg	(67%)
Zinc	2.82 mg	(28%)
Saturates	44 g
Uric Acid	0 g
Cholesterol	496.21 mg

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Ingredients

For servings

For the pastry

4 cups	All purpose flour
1 cup	butter
1 pinch	salt
¼ cups	water

For the filling

32 ounces	Spinach
2 tablespoons	butter
2	shallots chopped
2 teaspoons	freshly chopped thyme
½ cups	pine nut
	salt
	peppers
⅜ cups	milk
⅜ cups	cream
2	egg yolks
1 tablespoon	All purpose flour
4 tablespoons	grated Parmesan cheese
4	hard-boiled eggs shelled and halved lengthwise

To finish

1	eggs beaten

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Directions

1 For the pastry: sift the flour into a mixing bowl and stir in the salt. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Gradually add the water, a tablespoon at a time, mixing continuously until the mixture just comes together as a dough. Roll the dough into a ball, then wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hour.

2 Heat the oven to 200°C (180° fan) 400°F gas 6. Grease a 23 cm| 9" flan tin or dish.

3 For the filling: wash the spinach and cook in a pan with the water just clinging to the leaves, until just wilted. Remove and leave to cool, before chopping roughly.

4 Heat the butter in a pan and add the shallots and spinach. Cook for 10 minutes, then stir in the thyme and pine nuts. Season with salt and pepper.

5 Mix together the milk, cream, egg yolks, flour and cheese.

6 Roll out 2/3 of the dough on a floured work surface, until it is almost twice as wide as the diameter of the pie tin. Line the base and sides of the tin. Gently press the pastry into the corners of the tin, trimming off any excess.

7 Put half the spinach mixture on the pastry base and arrange the halved eggs on top. Cover with the remaining spinach mixture. Pour in the egg mixture.

8 Roll out the remaining dough on a floured surface until it is slightly larger than the tin. Brush the rim of the pastry case with some of the beaten egg and place the pastry lid on top of the pie. Trim off any excess pastry.

9 Make two small holes in the centre of the pastry lid. Brush with the remaining beaten egg and bake for 40-50 minutes until golden-brown.

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