I’ve discussed prior to now that we will purchase quite a lot of other contemporary pastry within the fridge segment of the supermarkets right here. I believe within the U.S. it’s most commonly frozen…
I purchase other measurement programs of puff pastry, pizza crusts, phyllo, tart (pie) crusts, and brick sheets. I believe that covers it… no less than all of the sorts I acknowledge.
Brick is a North African Pastry: Tunisian, Moroccan, and many others. It’s identical in use and thickness to phyllo. It’s correctly known as ‘Warqa‘ in Morocco.
Brick is cooked the place phyllo is uncooked pastry. One benefit this offers sheets of brick is that it’s no longer moderately really easy to rip and it doesn’t dry out as briefly. Phyllo, alternatively, as it’s uncooked, has a tendency to present flakier effects. It’s additionally more uncomplicated to search out….
They may be able to be used (generally) interchangeable and it actually is an issue of private choice.
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Rustic Shrimp & Spinach Pie
Rustic = unfastened shape pastry pie stuffed with shrimp, spinach and just a little of goat cheese. Simple dinner for two.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook dinner Time: half-hour
- Overall Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Class: Seafood
- Way: Oven
- 10oz (300gr) wiped clean, cooked shrimp
- 3oz (190gr) contemporary spinach
- 4 sheets of brick pastry
- 1/3 cup (3oz, 90gr) comfortable goat cheese
- 1 egg
- 2 tbs contemporary parsley, chopped
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- olive oil
- Whisk the egg in a big bowl.
- Upload goat cheese, herbs, spices and whisk neatly.
- Upload the spinach and shrimp and stir to mix.
- On a baking sheet:
- Lay 3 brick pastries out like a cloverleaf (they’re spherical, about 15″, 38cm in diameter) however overlapping through about part.
- Lay the 4th pastry within the middle
- Spoon the shrimp and spinach within the middle, maintaining it in combination, no longer mounded, however no longer unfold out thinly both
- Fold the pasty excessive, tucking in the place you’ll be able to.
- Brush the highest with olive oil
- Bake, 400F (200C) for 25 – half-hour, till neatly browned.
- Take away, lower into wedges and serve.
Notes
Change 4 sheets of phyllo (filo) for the brick pastry.
If the usage of phyllo, brush every sheet with olive oil. Lay one down then lay the following on best, doing a 1/4 flip. Repeat with final 2 sheets. Then continue as for the brick.
Vitamin
- Serving Measurement: 1/2 recipe
- Energy: 478
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 608.9 mg
- Fats: 21.4 g
- Saturated Fats: 8.7 g
- Trans Fats: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 2.1 g
- Protein: 49.2 g
- Ldl cholesterol: 380.3 mg
Key phrases: shrimp, spinach

An instance for a larger pie, made in a quiche dish: Turkey Phyllo Pie
Any other signal that spring is coming is that this carpet of little, crimson plant life.

The white, daisy-like plant life are very small…. the crimson ones are tiny.

We handiest have them in a single spot, below the purple plum tree. They quilt a big portion of the bottom between the potager and the plum tree.

They’re so tiny and so beautiful – they make me smile each and every spring.
Even if Hector comes to a decision to consume them.
