12/18/2010 Christmas Dinner with Chef Pamela

Chef:	Pamela
Menu:	Christmas dinner pie
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Quantity:                             Various
Preparation Time:           15 minutes
Cooking Time:                   20 minutes
 
Ingredients

Pie:
Ø  Flour
Ø  Butter
Ø  Milk
Ø  Parsley
Ø  Salt
 
Filling:
Ø  1 Butternut Squash
Ø  1 bunch spinach
Ø  Feta cheese
Ø  Olive Oil
Ø  Carrots
Ø  Tomatoes
Ø  Sunflower seeds
Ø  Raisins
Ø  Parsley
Ø  Almonds
Ø  Dried Italian herbs
Ø  Salt, Pepper
Cooking Instructions
 
Preparation
·         Preheat oven 4000F.  Grease baking tray.
·         Prepare vegetables: Dice carrots. Peel and dice squash. Cut spinach.  Cut parsley.
·         Roast and cut almonds.
 
Cooking
·         Heat oil.  Add Italian herbs and tomatoes.  When tomatoes are half cooked, add squash.
·         When half cooked, add carrots and cook for a few minutes.  Add spinach and cook for a few minutes.
·         Remove from heat and add feta cheese, olive oil, sunflower seeds, raisins, roasted almonds, salt and pepper.
·         You may add additional spices if you wish and mix well. 
·         In a separate bowl, make the dough but mixing the butter in the flour using the rubbing-in methods i.e. rubbing the butter in the flour with the fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.  Add parsley and salt.  Add cold milk and make a soft but not sticky dough.
·         Roll the dough evenly and place in baking tray.  Add filing on top and cover with another layer of dough.
·         Bake until golden brown.  Serve hot.

Plate Served


Plate Served


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