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Layered Samosa Dough
You can make layered dough at home too. With 3 cups of flour, you can make a generous amount—definitely more economical than ready-made!
Layered samosa dough for making sambousek, cheese and meat pastries, and spring rolls ... a special recipe you'll especially need during the holy month.
Ingredients
Start here, then move straight into the method.
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons oil
- A pinch of salt
- Laminating
- Starch
- Oil
- Meat filling
- Ground meat filling
- 1 dried onion
- Pine nuts, optional
- A pinch of cinnamon
- A pinch of black pepper
- A pinch of allspice
- Cheese filling
- Grated halloumi
- Grated akkawi cheese
- Grated mozzarella
- Feta
- Green thyme, dried oregano, or chopped parsley
- Preparation
- Also from Esraa, here is pizza dough
Method
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- Mix the dry ingredients, then gradually add the water and knead until the dough becomes cohesive, soft, and not stiff.
- Once the dough comes together, knead for 5 more minutes, then let it rest for half an hour.
- Divide the dough into 10 equal balls.
- Dust each ball with flour and roll it out with a rolling pin into a small disc about the size of your palm.
- Brush each disc with oil and starch, and repeat with 4 more discs. Then stack the five discs on top of each other and roll them out again after sprinkling with starch to get one large, thin disc.
- Repeat the same process with the remaining five balls to get a second large, thin disc.
- Place the disc in a tray over low heat until it dries without taking on any color, then flip it to the other side and let it dry as well.
- Repeat with the second disc.
- Let the discs cool completely, then gently separate the layers from one another.
- Cut the samosa sheets into rectangles, fill as desired, and seal them into triangles, sticking them with a flour-and-water mixture so they do not open during frying.
Recipe tags
Salads and appetizersInternationalEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- pizza dough
