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== Torta Di Spinaci ==
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=== Ingredients: ===
* 10 oz. [[Recipe Ingredient:=spinach]], blanched 1 minute, drained, dried and chopped
* 2 cups all purpose [[Recipe Ingredient:=flour]], extra for kneading dough
* 1/2 cup unsalted [[Recipe Ingredient:=butter]](4 oz.)
* 1 egg yoke plus 3 whole [[Recipe Ingredient:=eggs]], beaten
* 3 tbs [[Recipe Ingredient:=milk]]
* 1/4 cup golden [[Recipe Ingredient:=raisins]], soak 30 minutes in water, drain
* 3/4 cup heavy [[Recipe Ingredient:=cream]]
* 1/2 cup grated [[Recipe Ingredient:=parmesan cheese]]
* [[Recipe Ingredient:=salt]] and ground [[Recipe Ingredient:=pepper]]
* 2 1/2 tbs (1 oz.) [[Recipe Ingredient:=pine nuts]]
=== Directions: ===
To make dough by hand: Pour flour into a bowl, add salt and the butter.
Using fingertips, work the butter into flour until a crumbly dough forms.
Add the egg yoke and milk, incorporate, and knead dough into a ball. Wrap in
plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Food processor dough: Combine flour and salt in the work bowl and using
metal blades process briefly to mix. Add butter and process until the
ingredients resemble course meal. Next add egg yoke and milk and process
until dough forms a ball around the blades. Remove dough, shape to ball,
wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Using 1 tbs. butter, grease a 9 inch tart pan
with a removable bottom and then dust with flour. Using a lightly floured
board, roll out the dough into a round shape, making it 1 inch larger than
the diameter of the pan. Line the prepared pan with the pastry dough and
trim.

In a bowl, combine the blanched, chopped spinach, raisins, whole eggs, cream
and Parmesan cheese. Mix well and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour
into the pastry-lined tart pan and top with the pine nuts. Bake in oven
until it is golden, about 40 minutes. Remove, let cool slightly and then
transfer to a serving dish. Serve Torta luke warm or cool.
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[[Recipe Name:=Torta Di Spinaci]]
[[Recipe Contributor:=KJ Kitchens]]
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