Puff pastry for samsa
Description
The pastry is simple and quick to prepare. Most people have probably tasted delicious samsa, but very few make these pastries at home. And if they do, they usually use store-bought puff pastry. Yet making puff pastry for samsa at home isn't really that difficult. It's not very fast, yes, but not very complicated either. I hope that after reading this recipe and viewing the photos, you'll make delicious homemade puff pastry and frequently delight your loved ones with tasty baked goods. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Pour water into a bowl, add salt and 75 grams of butter, place on the stove and let the butter melt.
- 2
Step 2
When the butter melts in the water, add the egg and mix thoroughly. The water and butter should not be hot!!!
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Step 3
Add flour to the resulting mixture and knead the dough.
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Step 4
It should turn out smooth and quite firm.
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Step 5
Divide the dough into 6 parts.
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Step 6
And roll out each one very, very thinly.
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Step 7
It is desirable that all layers be approximately the same size.
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Step 8
Melt the remaining butter and mix it with the vegetable oil. Using a brush, spread the resulting mixture over the surface of the dough.
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Step 9
Place the layers one on top of the other, don't forget to spread the filling! Roll it tightly into a log. Put the log into the freezer for about 15 minutes, so the butter mixture can firm up.
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Step 10
Take the rolled dough out of the freezer and slice it into pieces about 0.5 cm thick.
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Step 11
And all that's left is to roll out the dough into thin circles, fill with the filling, and bake!