CASTLE GARDEN COOKING CLASS

Welcome back ......
We prepared spanakopita burger and focaccia ....

FOCACCIA  
Preheat oven to 220 deg C
Microwave 1 &1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese with 2 tbs of cream cheese ...
 Stir in 3/4 cup of almond meal
1 lightly beaten egg
Tear off   a good sized piece of baking paper and lay it on the bench
Wet your hands and spread the dough thinly over the paper
Dock the dough with a fork to prevent bubbling . undocked it will puff up a little as a focaccia
Place the dough on the baking paper straight into the oven
Bake till lightly coloured on top .

Remove from oven , move quickly to  place filling on one side of the baked dough , fold over to encase and press the edges together to seal .

You can also use the baked dough as a base for a pizza

SPANAKOPITA BURGER

Place 300 gm of fresh spinach leaves in a saucepan over a low heat and leave to wilt , no need to add water as there is more than enough in the leaves ..
Once wilted drain off excess water , squeeze and  finely chop
Add 2 diced slices of  short bacon
Mash 250 gm of cream cheese and add to the spinach
2 tbs of chopped and diced onion
50 gm of parmesan cheese
2 tbs of chia seeds
2 tbs of minced garlic
2 lightly beaten eggs
Season to taste with a dash of tabasco or 1/2 tsp of sumac
Add cracked black pepper and sea salt to taste .
Add 1/3 cup of semolina .
Wrap in cling wrap and place in the refrigerator till ready to form into patties / burgers .
Cook in a pan with 3 tbs of ghee .

Prepare as burgers /. patties or as a filling for the focacchia , can even be used in ravioli

 

Next week we will be preparing Palak Paneer