A Little Bit of Greece

I know it's a little bit too late for a spinach recipe, as the season is over, but you still might get some, and even rather old and tough leaves will do for this recipe. Spinach is rich in iron, and iron is essential for producing hemoglobin (hemoglobin is that stuff that makes your blood red and more importantly transports oxigen through your body)
Spinach and feta pies are traditional for greek folk, I have never tried an authentic one, so mine are e far cry from the original greek recipe, but my family loves it.

Spinach and Feta Pie

Ingredients:

• 1,5 cups of flour
• 100 grams of butter
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• a few tablespoons of milk
• 300-400 grams of spinach
• a block (300-400 grams) of feta cheese
• 2 eggs
• a handful of cashews
• pepper

Method:

Grate cold butter with a coarse grater, sift together salt, baking powder and flour, rub it together with butter to form crumbs. Gradually add milk until stiff dough forms. Roll it out and use a bit more than half to line a loose-bottom round baking tin.

Put spinach in a microwave proof container, add a spoonful of water and microwave on high for a minute or so. Let the spinach cool down for a couple of minutes, than squeeze out the liquid and chop it up. Chop the cashews in smaller pieces as well and brown them in a dry pan if you wish.

In a bowl mix eggs, feta, pepper, spinach and cashews (feta is salty, so you won't need any salt). Fill the dough shell with filling, cover it with the rest of the dough, pierce the top in a few places and bake in 180 degrees for an hour.

Serve warm or cold or pack in a lunchbox :)