Chocolate & Coconut
Birthday Cake
Chocolate & Coconut
Birthday Cake
Ingredients
For the phyllo dough
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175 g whole wheat flour
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525 g strong flour
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1 ½ cup water
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½ cup olive oil
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1 pinch of salt
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1 tbsp vinegar
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Some corn flour or maize starch
For the filling
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1 kg fresh spinach
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2-3 leeks
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4-5 green onions
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One bunch of chard
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One bunch of rocket
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½ bunch of parsley
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½ bunch of dill
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Optional: ½ bunch of chervil and hartwort if you can find
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Olive oil
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Salt & pepper

12-14 servings

Preparation time 1 hour
Baking time 1 hour
Method
For the dough
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Mix the two kinds of flour in a bowl
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Make a well in the center of the flour and add the oil, salt and vinegar
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Combine everything together and then gradually add the water
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Knead until a ball forms and the bowl sides are clean. If it’s still sticky, add some more flour
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Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead for another 2-3 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic
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Leave it covered to rest for about 45 minutes
For the filling
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Wash and remove the stems of the vegetables. Chop the spinach and the chards
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Slice the leeks and the green onions and cook in a pan with some olive oil
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When they are soft enough, remove from the pan and add the spinach and the chard in batches
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Cook until all the water is evaporated. The volume of the greens should reduce a lot
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Put in a strainer and allow the remaining water to drain out
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Finely chop the rocket, the parsley, the dill, the chervil and the hartwort
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Mix the spinach and the chards with the leeks and the green onions and the finely chopped herbs
For the spinach pie
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Preheat the oven to 180 ° C
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Lightly oil a 35 cm baking pan or 2 smaller ones
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Divide the dough into 7-8 equal pieces
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Sprinkle some corn flour or maize starch on your counter and on each dough piece before rolling it out into an elongated shape. You may use a rolling pin or even a pasta machine to roll out the phyllo sheets
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Drizzle some olive oil and spread some of the filling along the phyllo sheet
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Fold the edges of the phyllo sheet, roll it and then twist it like a snail. Place it in the center of the pan
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Continue with the rest of the dough pieces until you fill the pan by creating a spiral
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Drizzle some olive oil on top and bake the spinach pie for one hour