Spanakopita Hand Pies
With Spinach and Feta Cheese
These Mediterranean-style pies are a vegetarian alternative to fall in love with!
Prep:
15 Minutes
Cook Time:
15 Minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 2 pkgs. Wewalka Bistro Pizza Dough
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 medium sized onion, diced
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 12 oz. frozen spinach
- Salt and pepper
- 4 oz. cream cheese, room temp
- 1 egg
- 6-8 oz. feta cheese, room temp
- Zest of one lemon
- 2 Tbsp. fresh chopped parsley
- 1/2 tsp. of nutmeg
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Add oil to skillet on medium high. Add onions and garlic and cook until soft (about 3 min). Add spinach and 1/2 tsp. of salt. Once cooked, turn off heat.
3. In a bowl mix cream cheese, egg, feta, lemon zest, parsley, nutmeg and pepper. Once spinach mixture is cool, add to cheese mixture in bowl.
4. Unroll refrigerated Bistro Pizza Dough on parchment paper and cut both packages of dough into quarters. Place on piece of parchment paper on baking sheet and place 4 pieces of dough on paper. Scoop filling onto bottom pie-shaped dough piece. Lay a second piece of dough on top and pinch seams together. Repeat for remaining pies (uses two packages of dough to make 4 large hand pies.)
5. Bake for 15 minutes until golden brown.
