Spinach Cheese Puffs
How to make spinach and feta puff pastry.This quick and easy spinach pie makes a great appetizer !
Ingredients
- ½ Onion, Large, chopped
- 12 oz (350 g) Baby Spinach
- 9 oz (250 g) Feta Cheese
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- ½ cup Parsley, Chopped
- 9 x 9 inch (23 x 23 cm) Puff Pastry (store-bought)
- 1 egg (for egg wash)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400oF (200oC). Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add chopped onion and sauté over medium heat until translucent.Then add spinach and cook for about 5-6 minutes, until wilted.
- Using a strainer, remove excess moisture from spinach. Then transfer spinach to a bowl.Add chopped parsley, salt and pepper. Using your hands, break feta cheese into small pieces and add to bowl. Mix until combined.
- Place puff pastry on a well-floured surface.Cut into 4 squares (4.5 x 4.5 inch / 11.5 x 11.5 cm).
- Brush each squares with melted butter.Add about 1 ½ tbsp of feta filling in the middle of each square.Fold each square into a triangle and press edge firmly with fingers to seal.Then use a tines of a fork to seal the edge, so that it does not open during baking.
- Transfer cheese puffs to a baking tray lined with parchment paper.Then, brush cheese puffs with egg wash (1 egg + 1 tbsp water/milk, mix well).With a knife, cut 2 slits on each cheese puff.
- Bake in preheated oven at 400oF (200oC) for 25-30 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes on wire rack.
