Samsa
10 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | ounces | Walnuts, shelled, crushed |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 1½ | cup | All purpose flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅔ | cup | Lukewarm water (110 degree F) |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Butter, unsalted, softened |
| 4 | tablespoons | Butter, unsalted, softened |
| 4 | tablespoons | Confectioner's sugar |
| 2 | cups | Vegetable oil |
Directions
FILLING
DOUGH
FILLING: Toss walnuts, butter, & sugar. setaside at room temperature.
DOUGH: Put flour in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the middle pour the water into the well, add salt, & ½ of the butter. Stir the flour into the flour mix slowly until absorbed. At this point, beat the mixture firmly until a good firm dough is made. Make the dough a ball. On floured surface, rool the ball out into a retangle approx.
18" x 16". Brush the dough with the remaining butter and fold into quarters. Roll it out again as thinnly as you can. Cut dough into a rectangle 18' x 16" then cut the dough into 2" squares. Place a teaspoon of walnut filling into the center of each square then draw up the 4 corners to the middle. Pinch the corners together to seal.
Heat oil in a deep pot or a fry-well to 375 degrees F. Drop in 8-10 fritters at a time and fry them for 3 mins. then remove to draining rack. Sprinkle with the Confectioner's sugar and serve. ORIGIN: Marissa Kachev, Almaty, Kazakhstan Submitted By DON HOUSTON On 04-26-95