Romianote Artichoke Pie

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This is a pie not so common. I received the recipe from a lady in

Thessaloniki

It is rather loaded with calories, but lovely. If you cannot find

fresh artichokes, use canned ones (in water, because some brands are

rather sour) or frozen ones.

Do not forget wearing cloves when cleaning artichokes to avoid black

fingers (or rub your hands with lemon)

 

For the dough:

 

500 g all-purpose flour

250 g butter or margarine

2 free-range eggs

100 g vegetarian " Parmesan " , grated

4 tbsp hot water

 

Filling:

10 artichokes cut into four pieces

Juice from 1 lemon

10 spring onions, chopped

1 bunch dill, finely chopped

½ cup olive oil

500 g feta cheese, crumbled

300 g of any vegetarian cheese

200 g cream

6 free-range eggs

100 g Mozzarella

 

Dough:

Mix the flour with the baking powder, add the remaining ingredients

and knead well with moist hands and leave the dough covered in the

fridge for 30 minutes.

Roll out dough and place in to a round, well-greased baking-dish.

Prick with a fork several times and bake at 180C for 15 minutes. Let

cool in the baking-dish.

 

Filling:

In the meantime, heat the oil in a frying pan; add the spring onions,

the artichokes, the dill, salt and pepper.

Add some water and the lemon juice and stir well. Simmer over low

heat until all the liquids have evaporated.

Leave to cool slightly and add two of the eggs and the cheese (except

of the mozzarella)

Spread mixture evenly onto the base, piling it up slightly in the

middle.

Mix the remaining two eggs with the mozzarella and spread evenly onto

the surface.

Bake at 180C for 30 minutes or until golden-brown.