Recipe - Samsa

FILLING
6 ounce Walnuts, shelled, crushed
1 One half tablespoon Sugar
1 One half tablespoon Butter, unsalted, softened
DOUGH
1 One half cup All purpose flour
One half teaspoon Salt
2/3 cup Lukewarm water (110
degree F)
4 tablespoon Butter, unsalted, softened
4 tablespoon Confectioner's sugar
2 cup Vegetable oil

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, & One half 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 frywell to 375 degrees F. Drop in 810
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

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