Veggie Torte

Thanks to Stephanie Alexander who is so passionate about teaching, I watched her make this torte on an episode In Masterchef Australia, a few days ago and I was delighted by the simplicity,wholesomeness and taste of this dish ! The Quantities were not mentioned,so I went purely by eye and am quite satisfied with the

results!!!                                                                                                                                                    

Ingredients

Spinach            1 bunch

Potatoes               2

Feta cheese -      100g

Pine nuts(optional)     -1/4 

For the shell,1 cup of flour ,110ml of water mixed with 2 Tbsp of olive oil,add salt,mix into a smooth dough,knead it well for a few minutes,add a little more flour if sticky......set it aside for 20 mts.Saute the spinach,with salt,pepper ,in a little olive oil until it wilts,press and squeeze out the excess water and set aside.Boil the potatoes,cut into circles and set aside...Now,roll half of the dough,very thinly and lay it onto a greased dish,layer the potatoes at the bottom,add a dash of salt and pepper on the potatoes...then add in the feta and the spinach,top with the pine nuts...roll out the remaining dough ,very thinly and cover the top of the filling...brush all over with olive oil...Heat an oven at 200 C and bake until the top is brown and crisp....as it's an olive oil dough and we roll it thin,it will not be rich like a puff pastry but more thin and crispy.

Do feel free to go ahead and experiment with other fillings,just keep in mind that it should not be a wet filling as it will make the pastry bottom go soggy !