Mums olive pies have a fantastic crisp pastry with orange hints and the filling with the black olives is minty and salty with a bit of sharpness from the shallots.
Work on the dough having added the baking powder, the oil, the orange juice and 1 tablespoon of salt
In a medium bowl add the olives, onion and mint and 1 tablespoon of salt and mix well.
Use a baking dish that has been greased with corn oil. Roll each pie, grease with some corn oil.
Place in the oven at 190 degrees C for 30-35 minutes until nicely browned.
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Mums Olive Pie
Ingredients
- 1 kg All-Purpose Flour
- 200 ml Seed Oil , like Rapeseed, plus extra for the baking dishes, Peanut oil will also do
- 4 teaspoons Baking Powder , levelled
- 750 gt Black Olives , Unsalted pitted and finely chopped
- 2 small White Onions , finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons Sea Salt
- 2 tablespoons EVOO , Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tablespoon dry Mint , finely ground
- 4 tablespoon fresh Mint ,home grown, leaves only roughly chopped
- 400 ml Orange Juice
Instructions
- Put a small saucepan on medium heat and when hot add the olive oil. Wait a minute to heat up and add the onions. Sauté for 4-5 minutes until soft and translucent.
- In a medium bowl add the olives, onion, dry and fresh mint and 1 tablespoon of salt and mix well.
- Work on the dough (having added the baking powder, the seed oil, the orange juice and 1 tablespoon of salt, and divide in 8 parts.
- Open dough (a bit thick, 2-3 mm. oval about 20 cm length and 10 cm width) for each pie and place in the middle lengthwise the mixture of olives, onions and mint.
- Use a baking dish that has been greased with seed oil. Roll each pie, brush them with some seed oil and place in the oven, air circulation, at 160 degrees C for about 45 minutes until nicely browned.
