Puff Pastry Appetizers Recipes

Italian Savory Easter Pie/Pasqualina

Italian Savory Easter Pie/Pasqualina

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) Olive Oil
  • 1/2 Onion
  • 16 oz. (450 g) Fresh Baby Spinach
  • 1 cup (250 g) Ricotta Cheese
  • 2 tbsp (10 g) Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 Puff Pastry Sheets 30 x 30 cm (12 x 12") square and 22 cm (8 3/4") diameter circle
  • 1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk for egg wash
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Grease bottom and side of round pan (8 inch, 20 cm diameter; 3 inch, 7 cm deep) and line bottom with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Heat pan over medium heat.
    Add olive oil and onion. Cook until translucent.
  • Then, add spinach to the pan and cook until wilted.
    Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Strain spinach and squeeze out moisture.
    Then, transfer spinach to a bowl and cut into smaller pieces with scissors.
  • Add Ricotta and Parmesan cheese to bowl. Mix and set aside.
  • Cover bottom and side of prepared pan with thawed puff pastry sheet. Trim the edges.
    Then, fill pan with half of the filling.
  • Using a spoon, make 4 holes in the filling and add an egg in each one.
  • Then, cover with the rest of filling. Spread evenly.
  • Cover with a second puff pastry sheet. Pinch to seal the edges.
  • Using a knife, make a slit in the center and brush top with egg wash.
  • Bake in preheated oven at 425oF (220oC) for 30-40 minutes, until golden brown.
  • Let it cool down completely.

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