Malisha”s Chaldeon Spinach Pies

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• Dough:
• 3c. flour
• 1pkg. yeast
• 1 tablespoon vegan sugar
• 1/4c. warm water
• 2 tablespoon veg shortening
• 3/4c. warm vegan soymilk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Filling:
• 2 pkgs. frozen spinach
• 2 Lg. onions- chopped
• 1/2c. olive oil (can use less)
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon sumac
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• salt

Directions:

Mix yeast, water, sugar, and let stand 5 minutes or until foamy. Mix flour, salt, shortening and rub with fingertips until even. Add yeast mixture, soy milk, to flour mixture. Knead until elastic and even. *Let rise 1hr.

While dough is rising prepare spinach mixture. Boil or defrost spinach- afterwards squeezing out excess water. Saute onion in olive oil until tender, add spinach, lemon juice, sumac, pepper and salt- mix well.

After dough has risen 1 hour, divide in half, and then each half into 10 sections. *Let rise for 30 minutes- covered. Roll out each section and add filling, then fold into triangles. *Let rise for 30 minutes after filled. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.

Serves: several

Preparation time: 2 hrs (most of it is rising time)