Gozleme (Flat Bread With Spinach)

            Gozleme (Flat Bread With Spinach)

    I really love trying cuisines from all over the world. This is a delicious recipe I found in a cookbook I bought after attending a cooking demonstration at the Dialogue Institute in Richardson, Texas. The cookbook is titled Turkish Culinary Art - A Journey Through Turkish Cuisine. I found a lot of recipes I would like to try from this cookbook published in 2014. The recipe does not list amounts for the seasoning, so my suggestion would be "season to taste". I will list  amounts I used/modifications will be in Italics. It takes a little bit of time to make the Gozleme, but it was easy and I will definitely make this again.

Ingredients:

1 medium onion, chopped

1 bag baby spinach, about 9oz, washed and chopped

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 tsp chili powder

1/2 cup feta cheese

15-20 flour tortillas (You may have a lot more filling than tortillas like I did, so buy two packages of 12 tortillas and make as many as you like.) 

water

butter

cooking spray or oil

Directions:

Mix onions, spinach and seasonings in a large bowl. Mix in feta cheese and stir until combined.  Place a tortilla on a clean work surface (I used a large cutting board). Place a small spoonful of the spinach mixture onto one half of the tortilla. Brush a bit of water along the edges of the tortilla and fold tortilla over the filled side. Use a fork to seal/crimp the edges of the tortilla.  Flip and crimp the other side, before laying the filled tortilla on a large baking sheet. Continue filling until you have used all tortillas. Lightly oil or spray a nonstick pan with cooking spray. Lay filled tortillas on pan (I used a cast iron pan) and cook until browned on each side. Remove from pan and lightly brush with butter. You can bake these in an oven at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes if desired. 

Gozleme