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Spinach Turnovers Recipe


Spinach Turnovers Recipe
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Wynnebaer

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Ingredients
  • Crust
  • 2-8 oz. pkgs. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • Filling
  • 5 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled, reserving 1 tbls. bacon grease
  • 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 10 oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
  • 1 cup ricotta or cottage cheese
  • 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Salsa, optional

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 400
  2. In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with hand mixer until creamy
  3. In another mixing bowl, combine flour and salt
  4. Slowly add flour to creamed mixture(dough will be stiff)
  5. Turn onto floured surface and gently knead 10 times
  6. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours
  7. Saute onion and garlic in bacon grease until tender
  8. Remove from heat, stir in bacon, spinach, cottage cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper
  9. Cool to room temp.
  10. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8 inch thick
  11. Cut into 3inch circles
  12. Brush edges with egg
  13. Put 1 heaping tsp. filling on each circle
  14. Fold over and seal edges
  15. Prick tops with fork
  16. Brush with egg
  17. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown
  18. Serve with salsa

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Comments


These sound really good! Different, which is good. I love the cream cheese crust! ;')


Hey Wynne....these look really good!


Good


This looks fabulous! Love the cream cheese in the crust. On my list to try soon!


Super! Almost missed these!


Great post! Can't wait to try these out Wynne. Thanks!
Valerie


Wow great recipe.
5 forks.
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