Fatayer

also called fatayer · fatayir · fitiyir · fatayer sabanekh · spinach fatayer · spinach pies · spinach triangles · sabanekh · Lebanese spinach pie

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Fatayer: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
3 cups(390 g)all-purpose flourknead 8 min with yogurt and oilprove 1 1/2 hr until doubledfold into triangles, pinch hardbake at 400°F 20 min
1 1/2 tsp(5 g)instant yeast
1/3 cup(80 g)whole-milk yogurt
1/4 cup(60 mL)olive oil
1 1/2 tsp(9 g)fine sea salt
3/4 cup(180 mL)warm water
1 lb(450 g; chopped)baby spinachsalt the spinach 20 min, wring it drydress with lemon, sumac and onion
1 tspkosher salt
1 small(diced fine)yellow onion
2 Tbs(30 mL)lemon juice
1 Tbs(7 g)ground sumac
2 Tbs(30 mL)extra-virgin olive oil
2 Tbspine nuts
1/2 tspblack pepper
1 Tbs(15 mL)olive oil
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1knead 8 min with yogurt and oil

2salt the spinach 20 min, wring it dry

4dress with lemon, sumac and onion

goes in with what step 2 made

6bake at 400°F 20 min

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Start to finish
at least 1 hr 58 min2 of 6 steps give no time
Needs you
about 8 min
If you get it wrong
Narrow — the spinach is wrung genuinely dry, or the water in it steams the triangle open in the oven and leaves a puddle where the filling was
  1. knead 8 min with yogurt and oil

    8 minneeds youfrom the start

  2. salt the spinach 20 min, wring it dry

    20 minwalk awayfrom the start

  3. prove 1 1/2 hr until doubled

    1 hr 30 minwalk away8 min in

  4. dress with lemon, sumac and onion

    not timed20 min in

  5. fold into triangles, pinch hard

    not timed1 hr 38 min in

  6. bake at 400°F 20 min

    20 minwalk away1 hr 38 min in

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See how it is written
>> title: Fatayer
>> category: Dumplings & Rolls
>> tags: spinach, yeast, sumac, lebanese, oven, hand pie
>> counters: Shawarma Counter
>> aka: fatayer, fatayir, fitiyir, fatayer sabanekh, spinach fatayer, spinach pies, spinach triangles, sabanekh, Lebanese spinach pie
>> pairs-with: labneh, sumac-onions, pita-bread
>> servings: 8
>> time: 2 hr 45 min
>> slack: narrow — the spinach is wrung genuinely dry, or the water in it steams the triangle open in the oven and leaves a puddle where the filling was

>> step: knead 8 min with yogurt and oil
Knead @all-purpose flour{3%cups}(390 g), @instant yeast{1 1/2%tsp}(5 g), @whole-milk yogurt{1/3%cup}(80 g), @olive oil{1/4%cup}(60 mL), @fine sea salt{1 1/2%tsp}(9 g) and @warm water{3/4%cup}(180 mL) ~knead{8%min} to a soft, satiny dough.

>> step: prove 1 1/2 hr until doubled
Prove @&(~1)dough{} covered ~prove{1 1/2%hr}, until doubled.

>> step: salt the spinach 20 min, wring it dry
Salt @baby spinach{1%lb}(450 g; chopped) with @kosher salt{1%tsp} and ~drain{20%min}, then take it up in a cloth and wring it until almost nothing more comes out.

>> step: dress with lemon, sumac and onion
Dress @&(~1)wrung spinach{} with @yellow onion{1%small}(diced fine), @lemon juice{2%Tbs}(30 mL), @ground sumac{1%Tbs}(7 g), @extra-virgin olive oil{2%Tbs}(30 mL), @pine nuts{2%Tbs} and @black pepper{1/2%tsp}.

>> step: fold into triangles, pinch hard
Roll @&(~3)proved dough{} into five-inch rounds, mound @&(~1)spinach filling{} in the centre of each, and fold three sides up over it into a triangle, pinching each seam hard from the point inward.

>> step: bake at 400°F 20 min
Bake @&(~1)folded triangles{} brushed with @olive oil{1%Tbs}(15 mL) on a lined sheet in the #oven{} at 400°F (200°C) ~bake{20%min}, until the seams are gold and the bases are firm.