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Close-up of baked coca topped with spinach, raisins, and pine nuts.

Coca de Espinacas a la Catalana Recipe

Thin, crisp Coca de Espinacas a la Catalana with spinach and raisins, savoury and golden, perfect for brunch, slicing and sharing.

Course: Main
Cuisine: Catalan, Spanish
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 6 -8
Author: Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

Dough

  • 500 g – 1.1 lb plain flour
  • 270 g – 270 ml – 1 cup + 1½ tbsp lukewarm water
  • 7 g – 2½ tsp dry active yeast
  • ½ tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • tsp salt

Topping

Instructions

Dough

  1. Put the yeast and sugar into the lukewarm water and set it aside to activate.
  2. In the meantime, place the flour, salt, and extra virgin olive oil in a mixer fitted with a dough hook.
  3. Once the yeast mixture becomes frothy, pour it into the mixer.
  4. Knead for 3 minutes, until the dough looks smooth and feels soft and elastic to the touch. If you do not have a mixer, knead all the ingredients by hand for 5–10 minutes.
  5. Shape the dough into a ball, dust it lightly with flour, place it in a large bowl, cover with a dry cloth, and let it rise for at least 2 hours or until doubled in volume.

Topping

  1. Prepare the spinach mixture and set it aside.

Assembling

  1. Roll the dough into a thin rectangle, about 3 mm – 0.1 inches thick.
  2. Place it on an oven tray lined with baking paper and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C – 355°F for 15 minutes.
  3. Remove it from the oven and top evenly with the spinach mixture.
  4. Increase the oven temperature to 200°C – 390°F, return the coca to the oven, and bake for another 5–10 minutes or until the dough is golden brown and cooked through.
  5. Slice and serve.