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Cheese, Spinach and Dried Fruit Purses

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Ingredients

  • 8 oz pizza dough
  • 1/4 cup of spinach
  • 1/2 cup of Fourme d'Ambert (if you cannot find substitute with blue or roquefort)
  • 1 dozen hazelnuts
  • 1 handful of raisins
  • 2 pinches of grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp white peppercorns
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil (optional)

Details

Servings 4
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 30mins
 Cooking time 10mins
 Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 ° F

- Coarsely chop the nuts with a knife on a wooden cutting board, set aside.
- Chop spinach coarsely and set aside.
- Crumble the cheese and set aside.

Step 2

- Crush the cumin in a mortar with pepper, add nutmeg, mix, pour into a small bowl, reserve in a handy place on the countertop.
- Spread dough on a lightly floured surface.
- With a cookie cutter punch circles about 4cm in diameter and then spread them on the work area. Prepare a small cup or ramekin with a little water on hand for your work station.

Step 3

Make the purses:
- Place a small amount of spinach in the center of each circle.
- add 2 or 3 raisins
- season with nutmeg mixture, cumin and pepper each circle
- add some cheese to each circle
- finishing with a little crushed hazelnuts in the center of each circle
- moisten the edges of each circle
- turn 1/3 of the dough inward, another third and then the third and pinch the edges of the outside to inside each circle.
- Place on oiled baking sheet, floured or lined with parchment paper or on a silicone plate.

Step 4

Bake:
Lower the oven to 350 ° F and bake 10 minutes. The purses must be cooked without being too dry. Serve immediately.

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INGREDIENTS

  • Blue cheese
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Mozarella
  • 1 baguette
  • Sun-dried tomatoes
  • Bacon

METHOD

  1. Cut your cheeses into thin slices
  2. Slice baguette down the middle (like a sandwich)
  3. Layer cheddar, blue, and mozarella cheese inside the bread
  4. Top with sun-dried tomatoes
  5. Close baguette and wrap with bacon strips
  6. Put in oven and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees
  7. Slice and serve!

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