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Small Olive Pies Recipe


Small Olive Pies Recipe Chefmeow / All my dishes
1 year ago
This is a fantastic appetizer sure to please all of the olive lovers in your life. I like this as a main dish for lunch with a big glass of ice tea and a nice salad. Enjoy
Prep:10m Cook:65m Servings:14

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Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 2 cups warm water divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 5 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • Filling:
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 medium white onions chopped
  • 2 leeks white part plus 2 inches of the green chopped
  • 1-1/2 cups Kalamata olives pitted and halved
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 2/3 cup fresh parsley chopped
  • 1/3 cup fresh mint chopped
  • Olive oil for brushing

Directions
  1. Dilute yeast with 1 cup warm water and add the sugar then let stand 5 minutes.
  2. In large bowl sift flour and add the salt.
  3. Make a well in the center and pour in yeast mixture, lemon juice, olive oil and remaining water.
  4. Mix with a wooden spoon then turn out onto a floured surface.
  5. Knead well to obtain a soft shiny elastic dough and add a little more flour or water if needed.
  6. Form dough into a ball then cover it and let stand in a warm place as you prepare the filling.
  7. In skillet heat olive oil over medium heat and sauté onions and leeks until soft about 3 minutes.
  8. Add olives, pine nuts, parsley and mint then remove from heat.
  9. Divide dough into 14 pieces and form each piece into a disk about the size of a saucer.
  10. To fill pies put 2 tablespoons filling on each disk then brush edges with a little water.
  11. Fold in half to make semicircles then press borders with your fingers to seal.
  12. Transfer to oiled pan then brush pies with a little olive oil and place in 145 oven for 20 minutes.
  13. Turn heat up to 375 and bake 45 minutes until golden brown then place on rack to cool.

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