Spinach and Cheese Torta

• 1 lb of fresh spinach
• 2 sweet onions
• 1 lb of button mushrooms
• 1 red bell pepper
• 8 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 egg
• 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese
• 4 oz of mozzarella cheese
• 1 1/2 cups of milk ricotta cheese
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg

• 1/3 cup of water
• 1 tablespoons of honey
• 1 teaspoons of active dry yeast
• 2 1/2 cups of unbleached floor
• 1/2 teaspoons of salt
• 1/2 cup of unsalted butter (1 stick)
• 2 eggs

This dish is a good bread dish that goes well with a salad.

1. Warm the water in to about 110 F. About 30 sec. in the microwave. Mix the honey into the water and add the yeast. Let stand for about 10 minutes. The yeast should be active by now.
2. Add the salt, 1/2 cup of flour and mix until you have a elastic paste. Mix up the eggs and blend to the flour mixture.
3. Melt the butter and add to the flour mixture. Add the remaining 2 cups of flour. Mix until you have a soft dough.
4. Transfer to a clean bowl and place in a warm place and allow to double in size.(1 to 1-1/2 hours)

1. In a hot pan place 2 tablespoons of oil and add two pressed cloves of garlic. Saute the garlic for about a minute and add the coursely chopped onions. Saute the onions until they are golden brown. Place in a large bowl. Repeat the same procedure with the mushrooms until they have given up most of their moisture. Repeat for the chopped bell pepper (1 clove of garlic). And cook the spinach in 2 to 3 batches with the garlic until the leaves are wilted. Place the vegetables in a single bowl, you want to blend the flavors.
2. Add the three graded cheeses to the vegetable mixture along with the salt, pepper, nutmeg and 1 egg.
3. Mix the cheese and vegetables. Allow the mixture to stand while you are getting the torta ready.

1. The dough should have risen to double it size. Place the dough on a floured bread board. Cut about 1/4 of the dough to be used as the top and set it aside. Now with a rolling pin roll the remainer out into a nice circular shape. You want to have the dough fairly thick to create a thick outside crust. Using a 9 in spring form pan. You will place the dough in and shape the torta. You will have dough overlapping the top. You can use the excess to line around the edge of the pan. Make sure you have enough along the walls.
2. Fill the spring pan with the vegetable cheese mixture.
3. Roll out the remain dough to use as a top to the torta. Place on the top and crimp the edges. Using the remaining egg mix it with a little water and brush the mixture onto the top.
4. Place in a 375 F oven for about 40 to 45 minutes.