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== Step 1 ==
 
== Step 1 ==
Preheat oven to 450F. Spray 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. Bring 2 cups water to a boil.
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Pastry Cream: In medium saucepan, whisk together 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar and salt.
Slice potato into 1/4-inch-thick slices, and place around bottom of pie plate in single layer. Reserve any remaining potato slices for another use. Spray potato slices lightly with nonstick cooking spray,
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== Step 2 ==
 
== Step 2 ==
Meanwhile, cook barley according to package directions, drain and place in large mixing bowl. Cut spinach widthwise into large pieces, and, using water clinging to leaves, steam spinach in covered pot until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and press out excess water. Combine with barley in mixing bowl. Add 2 cups shredded cheese, and toss together.
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Put flour into small bowl. Add remaining 1/2 cup milk little by little, stirring to make a smooth paste. Press paste through sieve with wooden spoon into saucepan with milk-sugar mixture. Add vanilla and orange oil or extract. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat. Continue cooking and stirring 6 minutes longer. Scrape into bowl using spatula. Place plastic film directly on top and chill 4 to 6 hours. (Makes 2 cups.)
Place pepper strips on potato slices. Mound barley mixture on top of pepper strips, sprinkle top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and bake 7 to 10 minutes more, or until cheese bubbles and browns.
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== Step 3 ==
 
== Step 3 ==
Remove from heat, slice and serve. Pass with marinara sauce.
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Crust: In food processor, combine flours, oil, sugar, baking powder and salt. With motor running, add ice water by the tablespoonful and process just until dough comes together, about 4 minutes.
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== Step 4 ==
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Turn dough out on work surface and briefly knead into a ball. Wrap and chill in refrigerator about 1 hour.
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== Step 5 ==
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat 9-inch tart pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place two 15-inch lengths of wax paper on counter, overlapping in middle. Place dough in middle. Cover with two additional sheets of overlapping wax paper. Roll dough out into 13- to 14-inch circle about 1/8 inch thick .
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== Step 6 ==
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Carefully peel wax paper from top and transfer dough to tart pan. Ease dough into pan, pat evenly and press edges into sides of pan. Press with tines of fork around top of crust to make decorative design.
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== Step 7 ==
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Prick bottom of dough at 1-inch intervals with fork. Bake until crust is golden and edges begin to shrink from sides of pan, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove to wire rack and let cool. Remove side of pan and slide crust onto serving plate using spatula.
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== Steps 8 ==
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Spread cooled pastry cream evenly into baked tart shell. Arrange berries in concentric rings over pastry cream, larger berries should be outside, smaller berries toward center.
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== Step 9 ==
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Heat apple jelly in small nonaluminum saucepan until melted, whisking to make smooth. With pastry brush, dab and brush apple jelly over tops of berries.
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== Step 10 ==
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To serve, slice with serrated knife into 12 equal pieces.

Latest revision as of 18:08, 22 March 2014

Serves: 6

Active Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

From: http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/potato-spinach-bake/

Ingredients

1 large Russet baking potato (about ½ lb.), rinsed and unpeeled

Salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 cup uncooked quick-cooking barley

2 bunches spinach (about 20 oz.), trimmed and rinsed

2 ½ cups low-fat shredded cheddar

2 large roasted red peppers, cut into strips

1 cup marinara or spaghetti sauce for garnish

Directions

Step 1

Pastry Cream: In medium saucepan, whisk together 1 1/2 cups milk, sugar and salt.

Step 2

Put flour into small bowl. Add remaining 1/2 cup milk little by little, stirring to make a smooth paste. Press paste through sieve with wooden spoon into saucepan with milk-sugar mixture. Add vanilla and orange oil or extract. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat. Continue cooking and stirring 6 minutes longer. Scrape into bowl using spatula. Place plastic film directly on top and chill 4 to 6 hours. (Makes 2 cups.)

Step 3

Crust: In food processor, combine flours, oil, sugar, baking powder and salt. With motor running, add ice water by the tablespoonful and process just until dough comes together, about 4 minutes.

Step 4

Turn dough out on work surface and briefly knead into a ball. Wrap and chill in refrigerator about 1 hour.

Step 5

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat 9-inch tart pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place two 15-inch lengths of wax paper on counter, overlapping in middle. Place dough in middle. Cover with two additional sheets of overlapping wax paper. Roll dough out into 13- to 14-inch circle about 1/8 inch thick .

Step 6

Carefully peel wax paper from top and transfer dough to tart pan. Ease dough into pan, pat evenly and press edges into sides of pan. Press with tines of fork around top of crust to make decorative design.

Step 7

Prick bottom of dough at 1-inch intervals with fork. Bake until crust is golden and edges begin to shrink from sides of pan, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove to wire rack and let cool. Remove side of pan and slide crust onto serving plate using spatula.

Steps 8

Spread cooled pastry cream evenly into baked tart shell. Arrange berries in concentric rings over pastry cream, larger berries should be outside, smaller berries toward center.

Step 9

Heat apple jelly in small nonaluminum saucepan until melted, whisking to make smooth. With pastry brush, dab and brush apple jelly over tops of berries.

Step 10

To serve, slice with serrated knife into 12 equal pieces.