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Byrek Shqipëtar Me Perime (Albanian Vegetable Pie)

At a Glance

Prep
45 minutes
Cook
45 minutes
Total
1 hour 30 minutes
Servings
1 pie, 4-6 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • Savory Pies
  • Albanian
  • Baked
  • Easy

Dietary

  • Vegetarian

Allergens

  • Wheat
  • Milk
  • Egg

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 6. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 1082.4 per serving 6494.4 for selected servings
Fat 73.7g per serving 442.2g for selected servings
Sugar 3g per serving 18g for selected servings
Protein 23.7g per serving 142.2g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 83.8g per serving 502.8g for selected servings

This recipe is from http://gadgets360.wordpress.com/2006/01/08/2/ Wikipedia says that Byrek Shqipëtar me perime is one of the national dishes of Albania Byrek Shqipëtar me perime is an Albanian recipe for cooking pies. Albanian pies are generally made of thin pastry leaves which can be rolled out at home or bought as filo dough at a supermarket. Most of the pies prepared by Albanian cooks are not sweet; instead, pie fillings are almost always salty. Thus, a piece of such a pie may well serve as the main dish of a meal.

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Equipment

Medium round baking pan, pastry brush, mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 30 phyllo pastry sheets
  • 1 1/2 lbs spinach, chopped
  • 1 cup feta cheese, diced
  • 1/2 cup green onion, chopped
  • 2 -3 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Instructions

  1. A medium-sized, round baking pan is recommended because it’s more authentic but any medium-sized baking pan will do.

  2. Brush the baking pan with some of the oil, and start laying the pastry leaves inside. First, lay two leaves, sprinkle or brush with oil, then lay two other leaves, and repeat the procedure until half of the leaves are laid. Make sure that they cover the pan by hanging them about one inch over the edges of the pan.

  3. Sprinkle spinach with salt, then mix well by hand. Add the feta cheese, oil, onions, eggs and salt, and spread this mixture over the already laid pastry leaves. Finish by covering the spinach with the rest of the pastry leaves repeating the first-half procedure and then roll the hanging edges of the bottom leaves over the pie (think of a pizza crust), sprinkle top with oil and bake moderately at 350°F (175°C) for about 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot, accompanied with buttermilk, or beaten yogurt, thinned down in cold water or with chilled stewed prunes. Sometimes a green salad adds to the meal!

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Source: https://www.food.com/recipe/byrek-shqip-tar-me-perime-albanian-vegetable-pie-415683

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