Turkish samsa
Description
Homemade pastries for tea. If you haven't come across a recipe for Turkish samsa yet, and have never tried making it, then it's high time to fix that. Incredibly juicy filling in crispy pastry... what could be tastier? You can make samsa of any size—very small or quite large. Serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Sift flour with baking soda into a deep bowl.
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Step 2
2. Chop the frozen butter with a knife or grate it on a grater (you can also use high-quality margarine).
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Step 3
3. Mash everything by hand into a uniform crumb.
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Step 4
4. Then gradually add sour cream (you may need a little more or less) and knead the dough. Roll it into a ball and set aside in the refrigerator for a while.
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Step 5
5. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Pass the meat through a meat grinder. Dice the onion into small cubes. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small strips or grate them on a coarse grater.
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Step 6
6. Season the filling with salt and pepper to taste. You can add spices or dried herbs, for example. Mix everything thoroughly and shape the minced meat into small ovals.
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Step 7
7. Place the dough on a floured surface and roll it out quite thinly. Cut into long strips of medium width. To make the Turkish samsa look more attractive when prepared at home, you can use a decorative knife to cut the dough.
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Step 8
8. Next, it's very simple: each piece of dough needs to be wrapped around the filling and the edges sealed tightly.
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Step 9
9. Brush the top of the samsa with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or greased with oil. Put in the preheated oven.
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Step 10
10. That's the whole simple recipe for Turkish samsa.
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Step 11
11. After slightly cooling, you can taste the prepared dish and treat your loved ones to it.