X'Mas Spinach Cheese Pie

Ingredients:
Dough:

450g all purpose flour
250g pure butter
2 tbsp caster suger
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup cold water or milk

Filling:
350g of boiled spinach
500g (cream cheese)
1 egg
100g  of grated Parmesan
Salt and pepper
Bread crumbs ( optional)

Instructions:
1-Place all dough ingredients in a stand mixer. Using the dough hook, knead until the dough is smooth and combined. Wrap in plastic and chill it for 10 - 20 min.

2-To create the filling, mix the spinach with the cream cheese. Next, add your egg, Parmesan, and salt and
pepper. Mix well. Set aside briefly.

3-Unwrap your dough from the plastic and divide it into two equal parts.

4-Using a rolling pin, roll out each dough ball to create two xmas tree shape ( 2 pieces)

5-On your first dough, sprinkle breadcrumbs over-top to help absorb the moisture of the filling and to keep the dough dry.( i opt out)

6-Distribute the filling on the dough evenly that was just sprinkled with breadcrumbs.

7-Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese and cover with the second dough . 

8-Cut and fold the side (See the picture below for reference)

9-Grease with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seed .

10- Preheat 180C and bake for 25minutes + 200C for another 10 minutes

Sunny Spinach Cheese Pie

Recipe adapted from  Allfood.recipes

Ingredients:

Dough: ( I used my banana Pie crust recipe)

17 oz  of flour
1/3 cup of extra virgin olive oil
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 teaspoon salt

Filling:

12 oz  of boiled spinach
12 oz ricotta (cream cheese)
1 egg
3 oz  of grated Parmesan
Salt and pepper
Bread crumbs

Instructions:

1-Place all dough ingredients in a stand mixer. Using the dough hook, knead until the dough is smooth and combined. Wrap in plastic while you make the filling.

2-To create the filling, mix the spinach with the ricotta. Next, add your egg, Parmesan, and salt and
pepper. Mix well. Set aside briefly.

3-Unwrap your dough from the plastic and divide it into two equal parts.

4-Using a rolling pin, roll out each dough ball to create two circles 30 cm in diameter each.

5-On your first circle, sprinkle breadcrumbs over-top to help absorb the moisture of the filling and to keep the dough dry.

6-Distribute the filling on the circle that was just sprinkled with breadcrumbs.

7-Place one large dollop at the center of the circle, and spread the remainder in a ring around the dough. See the picture below for reference.

8-Sprinkle the filling with grated Parmesan.

9-Now, cover with the second circle of dough.

10-Seal the edges with your hands, and then use a fork to press.

11-Place a small bowl in the middle of the pie and press lightly to make an indentation.
Use your fork to press lightly.

12-Cut the dough into pieces approximately 2 cm thick, keeping it attached at the center. See the 
photo for reference.

13-Twist each slice and continue until each slice is twisted.

14-Bake the spinach pie at 180°C for 30 minutes or until golden

Beef Pie

Ingrediens  - Beef stew
600g  beef - cut into cube
1 big  onion - cut into 4
1 small ginger 
1 Tbsp tick black  soya  sauce 
1 Tbsp  cooking  oil 
Bit of pepper and salt   (or use 1 cube beef stock)
2 potato cut into small cube ( add in only

1. Put oil in medium heat  and add beef & onion  cook for minutes.
2. Put all others  ingredients  and water (water level cover the meat) cook in low fire . Stir  in every 10-15 minutes . When the water dry up...Add more water cook till the beef tender.  Estimated  take 1.5 - 2 hours .
3. Add potato into the beef and cook for 10 minutes . Add potato/corn flour to ticken  the sauce.
4. Set a side to let it cool
5. Prepared  the pie  pastry, refer to below link
http://peppers-love.blogspot.my/2010/11/banana-pie.html?m=0

6. Grease the cupcake pan with butter.
7. Fill in the pie with cook beef stew  & wash with egg.
8. Preheat  220c  and bake for 25 minutes 

APPLE PIE

PASTRY:
350g white flour

2 tbsp. sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

200g cold butter, broken into small pieces

5 tbsp. cold vegetable shortening ( I did't add but turn out fine)

6-8 tbsp. ice water

Measure the flour, sugar and salt togetherl. Stir to combine.
Add the chilled butter pieces and shortening to the bowl. Cut them in with a pastry cutter or knife. Don't over mix them.
Add the ice water. Mix until the dough holds together (add a bit more water, if necessary).
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead it together, then divide in half.
Flatten each half into a disk, wrap in saran wrap and chill for at least half an hour.
Roll out one of the disks on a lightly floured surface until you have a circle that's about 12 inches in diameter.
Put the circle in a 9" pie plate, trimming any extra dough from the edges with a sharp knife (parents only). Return it to the refrigerator until you are ready to make the pie.
Add filling (see below)
Roll out the second ball of dough and cover top. Use a fork or your fingers to pinch the edges together. cut a couple slits in the top.

FILLING
1/3 to 2/3 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Pinch of salt

8 medium sized apples (a medium apple = about 1 cup)

2 tablespoons butter

Preheat oven to 200c.
Peel, core and slice the apples. Try to keep the size of the slices even.
Mix sugar, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl.
Stir in apples.
Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.
Bake 40 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust.

Bacon and Potato Pie

Ingredient : 150g Bacon + 2 large potato + 1 large onion + 100g cheese + 150 ml freah milk + 2 eggs.

Fried bacon, onion, potato for 2 mins and add milk & cheese. Let it cool before add eggs.

Pie Crust & meathod - same as Banana Pie recipe.

Banana Pie

Pie Crust
2 tablespoons sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

450g all-purpose flour

250g butter

cold1/4 cup cold water or cold mil

Banana Filling
8 medium banana, peeled and sliced

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 tablespoon water

Instructions
1. Combine the banana, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice in pan. Mix well to to boil for 1-2 minute and put aside until crust is ready.
2. To make the crust combine the sugar, salt and flour in a bowl. Cut in butter and add water/milk until the dough starts to come together. Separate the dough into two even lumps, then gently squeeze each into a disc about 1-inch thick. Wrap each in plastic, then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Divide in half and shape into a ball. Roll dough on a floured surface. Line pie plate with half of the dough.
4. Fill pie plate with the banana mixture.
5. Cover with the second crust.Trim the overhang of dough to z-inch beyond the edge of the pan. Using either a fork or your fingers, crimp the edge of the dough around the pie and against the top of the pie pan. Brush with egg york if desired.
6. Preheat ovon and bake at 200c for 35-40 minutes.