Fatayer
also called fatayer · fatayir · fitiyir · fatayer sabanekh · spinach fatayer · spinach pies · spinach triangles · sabanekh · Lebanese spinach pie
- Shawarma Counter
- serves 8
- recipe says 2 hr 45 min
- Dumplings & Rolls
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The table
| 3 cups(390 g)all-purpose flour | knead 8 min with yogurt and oil | prove 1 1/2 hr until doubled | fold into triangles, pinch hard | bake 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 spinach | salt the spinach 20 min, wring it dry | dress 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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Pans and tools
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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- 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
knead 8 min with yogurt and oil
8 minneeds youfrom the start
salt the spinach 20 min, wring it dry
20 minwalk awayfrom the start
prove 1 1/2 hr until doubled
1 hr 30 minwalk away8 min in
dress with lemon, sumac and onion
not timed20 min in
fold into triangles, pinch hard
not timed1 hr 38 min in
bake at 400°F 20 min
20 minwalk away1 hr 38 min in
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>> 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.