Comments on: Savory Pies at Ariston, Athens

by: Cecile J

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:04:30 +0000

Thanks for all the tips, bettyq! Hope your physio sessions ultimately leave you pain-free. take care.

by: betty q.

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:54:00 +0000

MM and Cecile J…while at physio earlier, I had a “lightbulb moment”…I usually think of things to make to distract me from the PAIN i am being subjected to…I think the spinach would make a really good filling for a really flaky EMPANADA!!!…OR the spinach and the cheesy one as well would make a good filling too in a pizza dough shaped into a CALZONE….maybe the Spinach Empanada would be less calories that Spanakopita ( because of the clarified butter brushed on each sheet…but I have made spanakopitas phyllo layers spritz with PAM!…still came out flaky but with less buttery taste…)

by: betty q.

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:28:18 +0000

You’re welcome, MM and Cecile J!!!! …it’s worth making a looooooot of the baby spanakopitas and the cheesy ones. I make HUNDREDS of those…para isa na lang Hirap….don’t forget to brush the TOPS with clarified butter first (SO THE LAYERS REMAIN INTACT!!!) and then freeze them in a single layer on cookie sheets. Once they’re frozen, you can carefully put them in zip lock bags….very handy if you have unexpected company or make them for your children’s BAON …just pop them in the oven!(I usually pack extra pies for my children’s friends as well!!!)

by: Cecile J

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:27:51 +0000

Oh, bettyq! YUMMMM!!!! I am going to try your recipes! (I love leeks, capers, all kinds of cheese, bechamel sauce!) Thanks!!!!

by: Marketman

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:53:20 +0000

bettyq, as usual, thank you for that recipe! I have never made a savory pie like these in the photos…so I will have to try it sometime…