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Lebanese Spinach Fatayer Hand Pies

Appetizer 🧄Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪Snack 🍿 Lebanese 🇱🇧 Vegetarian 🥦

Lebanese Spinach Fatayer Hand Pies feature a soft, lightly enriched dough wrapped around a tangy spinach and onion filling brightened with lemon. Each bite balances tender pastry with a fresh, peppery, and citrusy center, perfect for sharing at gatherings or serving as a light lunch or mezze alongside yogurt and olives. Enjoy them warm or at room temperature for maximum flavor.

  • Prep30 min
  • Cook25 min
  • Serves20
  • DifficultyMedium
Lebanese Spinach Fatayer Hand Pies
  1. 1

    Stir 1/3 cup hot water and yeast together in a small bowl, then let it rest for 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Mix in flour, powdered milk, sugar, olive oil, baking powder, and salt, gradually adding the remaining water to form a combined dough. Leave it in a warm place to rise for about 1 hour.

  3. 3

    While the dough rises, make the stuffing: Heat olive oil in a pan.

  4. 4

    Add onion, then add spinach and stir-fry for a few minutes.

  5. 5

    Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with lemon juice. Set aside to cool.

  6. 6

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  7. 7

    Take small portions of the risen dough and roll them into small, flat circles. Fill each circle with about 1 teaspoon of the spinach mixture and fold into a triangle as follows: fold one edge of the circle to the center, then the next edge, then fold the third edge over the top to form a triangle. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling. Brush each piece with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Place on the prepared baking sheet.

  8. 8

    Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

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