Name: Spinach and Cheese Rugelach
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 39 min
Total time: 84 min
Ingredients: Extra virgin olive oil; 2 medium shallots (thinly sliced); 2 garlic cloves (minced); 2 10-ounce packages of frozen spinach, thawed; 3 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1 cup crumbled feta cheese; 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese; ½ cup sour cream; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 disc of prepared and chilled rugelach dough

Spinach and Cheese Rugelach

We’ve taken traditional Greek spanakopita and gave it the rugelach treatment.

Spinach and Cheese Rugelach

Prep Time 45

Cook Time 39

Total Time 1 24

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Servings

Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil
2 medium shallots thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves minced
2 10-ounce packages of frozen spinach, thawed
3 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup sour cream
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 disc of prepared and chilled rugelach dough

Instructions

Add evoo to small sauté pan and place over medium heat. Add shallots and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until soft and just beginning to brown. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes more until softened. Remove from heat.
Squeeze excess water out of spinach. Place spinach in the pan with shallots and fold in cheeses, sour cream, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Sprinkle a little flour on the countertop or surface and roll 1 disc of dough out into a ⅛-inch thick circle.
Distribute spinach filling onto the circle, then cut into 16 wedges. Roll each wedge toward the center and beginning with the wide edge.
Transfer rugelach to prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes until firm.
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Bake rugelach at 375°F for 20 to 30 minutes, until the pastries are golden brown. Cool before serving.