Best Albanian Pizza For Hanife Recipes
ALBANIAN SPINACH PIE (BYREK ME SPINAQ OR PITE)
Albanians love savory pies and I do too. They make theirs with filo dough. Any combination of greens can be used in this recipe. You can even add other vegetables as well, such as mushrooms. If the additional vegetables used will be watery, towards the end of baking you might want to cut steam vents in the filo dough. Albanians eat this pie hot accompanied by buttermilk or beaten yogurt thinned down with cold water, or with chilled stewed prunes.
Provided by alvinakatz
Categories Savory Pies
Time 1h
Yield 1 pie, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- (NOTE: A round cake or pie pan is recommended because it's more authentic but any similar sized pan will do).
- Brush the pan with some of the oil, and start laying the filo leaves inside. First, lay two leaves, sprinkle or brush with oil, then lay two other leaves, and repeat the procedure until HALF of the leaves are laid. Make sure that they cover the pan by hanging them about one inch over the edges of the pan. Change directions, so that the entire pan is evenly covered.
- Sprinkle spinach with salt, then mix well by hand. Let sit for a minute.
- Add the feta cheese, onions, eggs and stir.
- Spread spinach mixture over the filo leaves in the pan.
- Cover the spinach with the rest of the pastry leaves repeating the first-half procedure.
- Roll the hanging edges of the bottom leaves over the pie (think of a pizza crust), sprinkle top with oil.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot.
PIZZA - ALBANIAN STYLE
Yummmm, so good, such a lovely rustic pizza. Simple flavors that remain with you. Imagine, phyllo dough, and slow cooked tomatoes and onions that have released all their lovely flavors. This pizza has NO cheese, and you won't miss it... but if you simply can't live without cheese, then by all means you may add a little crumbled feta, parmesan or pecorino romano to taste.
Provided by Baby Kato @BabyKato
Categories Pizza
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Put a frying pan on medium heat and add 2 tbsp of olive oil. Once the oil is warm add the onions and cook on low for about 1 hour until they are caramelized.
- Break the tomatoes into rustic coarse pieces and then add to the onions. Next add the herbs and remove the pan from heat. Stir well and set aside until needed.
- Grease a 13x9 pan with olive oil and set aside until you are ready.
- Cover your phyllo with a slightly damp tea towel. This will keep the phyllo from drying out, while you are quickly assembling the pizza.
- Place one sheet of phyllo dough at a time across the bottom of the baking dish, allow the phyllo to drape over the sides of the baking dish.
- Now brush the entire sheet with olive oil. Continue to do this until you have 5 sheets on the bottom of the dish.
- Next, add 1/3 cup of the tomato and onion mixture evenly over the phyllo dough in the baking dish. Then add another 3 sheets of phyllo dough, that have been brushed all over with olive oil. And again, add 1/3 cup of the tomato and onion mixture evenly over the phyllo dough in the baking dish. And now add another 3 sheets of phyllo dough, that have been brushed all over with olive oil. Next, add 1/3 cup of the tomato and onion mixture evenly over the phyllo dough in the baking dish. Then add another 3 sheets of phyllo dough, that have been brushed all over with olive oil. Lastly, add 1/3 cup of the tomato and onion mixture evenly over the phyllo dough in the baking dish. Then add your last layer of 3 sheets of phyllo dough, that have been brushed all over with olive oil.
- You can now fold the draped sides of the phyllo dough, rolling inward to form a crust for the pizza.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes, don't forget to check the pie as phyllo burns quickly. Once the pie has a beautiful golden crust, take it out of the oven and cool slightly before enjoying.
ALBANIAN PIZZA FOR HANIFE
This is a bit different from what we're use to as far as pizza goes, this is my friends family recipe, that they shared with us, I have added onion, garlic and feta to it.
Provided by Sandy Mika
Categories Pizza
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. pour about half bag of flour in a bowl, add about 2 tsp salt and mix, add enough warm water to make a soft smooth dough, set aside about 10 minutes , then pinch off and shape into 3" balls, set aside on floured surface. you should have about 10 balls of dough.
- 2. heat a large frying pan add 3tbs butter, the onion and garlic cook about 2 minutes, add tomatoes and spinach cook about 2 minutes, add feta and cottage cheese, continue to cook stirring constantly about 5 minutes, set aside.
- 3. lightly grease a large round cake pan with olive oil.
- 4. roll each ball into a thin disk, set aside on floured surface as you finish rolling out all the disks. the dough will be very elastic, as you stretch it out to about the size of the pan you are using, brush each disk with melted butter, . continue to stack with 4 more layers , then stack this in the pan, add the spinach and cheese filling.
- 5. roll out and butter and stack the next 5 layers, place on top of filling and scrunch top and bottom dough together to seal, brush top with butter or olive oil and bake at 350 until lightly golden brown and puffy.
- 6. when you remove it from the oven it will be kind of puffy take a spoon and smash it down to break the top all over, brush with melted butter, then sprinkle with a little water all over the top, cover with a towel for 5 minutes. Then cut and serve with a salad of feta cheese and slices of cucumber, onion and tomatoes.
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