Spinach And Anchovy Pie (torta Ta L-ispinaci U Ncova)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 800 g flour
• 1 tablespoon fine sea salt
• 2 (7 g) packets dried yeast
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• 650 g lukewarm water (just over 1 pint)
• 200 g black olives, sliced
• 1 canned anchovy packed in oil, sliced
• 2 big onions, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, for frying
• 1 tablespoon dried basil or 5 leaves thinly cut fresh basil
• 500 g fresh spinach leaves, cut small enough to be managed in pot
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 pie dough.
• 2 pile flour and salt on clean surface and make a well in centre.
• 3 add yeast and sugar in tepid water & mix with fork.
• 4 leave for few min and add into the well.
• 5 using fork and circular movement, bring flour from inner edge of the well and mix into water.
• 6 when dough comes together, knead with hands until you have smooth springy dough.
• 7 flour top of dough and cover it with cling film and let it rest for 15min in room temperature.
• 8 pie filling.
• 9 heat olive oil on a medium to low heat.
• 10 when hot pour onions and cook until transparent (stir occasionaly).
• 11 pour in basil and cook for 2 minute.
• 12 add spinach and stir well.
• 13 turn heat on low and cover pot.
• 14 stir occasionaly.
• 15 when spinach softens, add anchovies including oil and stir well.
• 16 finally add black olives, stir well and switch off heat.
• 17 taste before adding salt
• 18 (and pepper) since anchovies are salty.
• 19 uncover pot and allow to cool before outting it on top of the dough.
• 20 preheat oven at 350 deg f.
• 21 prepare a baking container and apply butter on every side then put some flour and cover all sides. discard excess flour.
• 22 roll open dough, lay it on dish.
• 23 pour filling.
• 24 cover filling with dough.
• 25 when done fork surface of pie and brush with egg.
• 26 cook until dough is golden brown.
• 27 serve cool or warm.