Recipe - Egyptian Baked Sambusak

DOUGH
One fourth cup Margarine
One half cup Corn Oil
One half cup Water
1 teaspoon Salt
2 One half cup Flour

FILLING
2 One fourth pound Lean Ground Beef
1 Onion, Big, Finely Chopped
1 Clove Garlic, Minced
1/3 cup Pine Nuts
1 ds Nutmeg
1 ds Allspice
Salt, To Taste
Freshly Ground Black Pepper,
To Taste
Oil, For Frying
1 Egg Yolk

1. in a small pot, over a small flame, mix all the Dough ingredients
except the flour. cook until the Margarine melts. pour into a bowl

2. add the flour, one tablespoon at a time. mix well until you get a smooth
dough. shape the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic sheet and set aside.

3. in a pan fry the onion and garlic to golden brown, add Pine Nuts and fry
for 2 min. more. add the meat and spices, and cook on medium flame, while
stirring, until the meat changes color (about 10 min.). it is vital to stir
the meat to avoid the formation of big lamps of meat.

4. heat oven to 180C (350F)

5. roll out the dough to 3mm (1/8") and cut 10cm (4") circles.

6. put a tablespoon of filling in the middle of each circle and fold into
half a circle. pinch the edges tightly.

7. put sambusaks in oiled and floured pan (or just use a cooking parchment)
brush a little egg yolk on each sambusak. bake for 30 min. or until golden
brown.

Serving Ideas : Serve with pickles or vegetables salad.

NOTES : Although the recipe calls for only one onion, I'd use more, about
three. And defiantly more garlic...
:)
Recipe by: "Al Hashulchan" August 1996 Posted to JEWISHFOOD digest V97
#133 by eyal adelman eemcs@actcom.co.il on Apr 27, 1997