Egyptian Spinach Pie With Hazelnut Dukkah Recipes

Steps:

• Make the dukkah: Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Pour the hazelnuts onto a baking sheet, then slip into the oven and toast until golden brown and fragrant, about 12 minutes. Pour the nuts onto one half of a clean kitchen towel, then fold over the other half. Rub gently to remove the skins. Pour the nuts onto a cutting board, finely chop and set aside.
• Set a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the coriander seeds and toast, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the cumin seeds and sesame seeds and cook, stirring often, until fragrant and slightly darker in color but not burned, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir the seeds with the hazelnuts, then coarsely grind with a mortar and pestle. Set aside.
• Make the pie: Increase the oven temperature to 400˚ F. Set a large skillet over medium heat. Add the butter and cook until melted and browned just a little. Add the shallots and garlic; cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Rinse the spinach. Drain, but don't worry about getting all the water off. Add the spinach to the shallot-garlic mixture in batches, stirring, until all of the spinach is wilted, 7 to 8 minutes. Stir in the dill and nutmeg; season with salt and pepper. Drain off any excess liquid. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
• Add the mozzarella and cheddar to the spinach. Stir well and let cool. (You can pop it into the fridge to hurry this along!)
• Place one puff pastry sheet in the bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish or 9-inch pie plate. Spoon in the spinach filling, using the back of a spatula to level it out. Layer the other puff pastry sheet on top, and then crimp the edges, cutting off any excess. Brush the beaten egg on the puff pastry and sprinkle with the dukkah spice blend. Put the pie on a baking sheet and bake until deep golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Sprinkle with the sumac. Let cool 10 minutes before cutting into the pie.

Steps:

• In a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat, toast the chickpea flour, stirring constantly or shaking the pan, just until it begins to smell toasty and darken slightly. Transfer immediately to a bowl.
• Finely chop the peanuts and add to the bowl with the chickpea flour.
• One at a time, heat the coriander seeds, caraway seeds, dill seeds and sesame seeds in a small skillet over medium-high heat, shaking the pan or stirring constantly, just until each is fragrant and beginning to smell toasty. Remove from the pan and allow to cool completely.
• Working in batches, combine the coriander seeds, caraway seeds and dill seeds in a spice mill and grind to a powder. Transfer to the bowl with the chickpea flour and stir in the sesame seeds, salt, cayenne and sumac.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200c (or 390 degrees F?) -- oven is only for the pistachios and macadamia nuts.
• Dry roast all spices INDIVIDUALLY until fragrant; don't burn.
• Quickly pan fry (dry pan) sesames, stir and then remove.
• Add coriander and cumin together and dry roast until fragrant.
• Roast macadamia nuts and pistachios in oven until golden brown, 200c (or 390 degrees F?) for about 5 minutes (let everything cool before processing or it will turn into paste).
• Place only the spices in a spice grinder, food processor or pound with mortar and pestle.
• Grind to a coarse or fine consistency depending upon your preferences. Remove from processor and place in a bowl.
• When nuts are cooled, place in the food processor and process until fine.
• Combine spices and nuts with sea salt and pepper to taste.
• Store in an airtight container preferably in the the fridge.

Steps:

• Using a small, dry skillet over low heat, toast RawSpiceBar's Hazelnut Dukkah until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
• Mix greek yogurt with salt and lemon juice. Sprinkle dukkah on top with a generous drizzle of olive oil. Serve with RawSpiceBar's roasted Egyptian spiced bronzini or pita chips.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Mix hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, bread crumbs, parsley, oregano, sage, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Add tahini and soy sauce; add enough broth to give it a moist, stuck-together texture. Add sauteed onions, spinach, and corn; mix well.
• Mix flour, baking soda, and salt for crust together in a bowl.
• Heat 3/4 cup water in a small pot and melt in shortening until almost boiling. Add to the flour mixture a little at a time, until combined, mixing well. Add extra boiling water if the mixture is too dry.
• Put 2/3 of the dough into a 7-inch springform pan and push into a crust shape. Add filling, pushing down well.
• Roll out remaining dough to make a pie lid. Press onto pie. Glaze top with beaten egg white and cut a small "x" in the center to allow steam to exit.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Continue to bake until golden brown, about 50 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Mix everything together in a bowl then spread over a baking tray and cook for 8-10 mins until the dukkah looks toasted.
• Tip into a food processor and pulse a few times just until the nuts are chopped not smooth.