Puff pastry for samsa
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. Serve warm or chilled. Ideal with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Sift the flour into a deep bowl.
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Step 2
2. Cut the chilled butter or good margarine into small cubes.
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Step 3
3. Add sugar and salt to the cold water. Stir until dissolved.
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Step 4
4. Using a fork, mash the butter with the flour until a uniform crumb forms.
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Step 5
5. Gradually add water in small portions, stirring.
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Step 6
6. Knead a homogeneous dough.
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Step 7
7. Cover it to prevent drying out and refrigerate for at least 3-4 hours. You can also leave it there overnight.
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Step 8
8. On a floured surface, roll out the dough thinly.
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Step 9
9. You can melt a little butter and, using a brush, spread it over the dough sheet. Start folding it into a rectangular envelope.
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Step 10
10. Roll out again with a rolling pin.
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Step 11
11. Roll again.
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Step 12
12. Each time you can fold it differently: as a envelope, a square, or a roll.
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Step 13
13. And once again, roll it out thinly. That's it, the dough is ready.
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Step 14
14. It will only remain to cut it into squares, place the filling in each, and fold into triangles.
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Step 15
15. For a golden-brown top, brush the future samsa with egg (and sprinkle with sesame seeds, for example, if desired). Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until golden brown.