2 cup flour
5 tbsp oil
1 juice of 1 lemon
1 3/4 cup water
1 salt
1 cup margarine
1 cheese stuffing:
2 potatos--boiled and peeled
1 egg
1/2 lb cheddar cheese
1 tbsp margarine
1 spinach stuffing:
1 lb spinach
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp butter
1 lemon juice to taste
1 salt and pepper to taste
1 egg--beaten
5 oz sesame seeds
Directions
DOUGH: Prepare dough by mixing flour, oil, lemon juice, water and
salt. Sprinkle a handful of flour on a board and roll out the dough.
Spread the margarine over the dough. Fold dough into thirds.
Refrigerate for half hour, and then roll dough out again. Fold in
thirds and return to refrigerator. Repeat rolling, folding, and
refigerating 1 more time, then roll dough out into a large thin
rectangle. For Cheese Stuffing, mash the potatos, egg, grated cheese
and margarine. Mix well. For Spinach Stuffing, cook the spinach in
the water that clings to its leaves garlic in the butter, then chop
fine and add to spinach. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper and mix
well. To ASSEMBLE: Cut the dough into 3-inch sqaures. Place 1 tsp
cheese or spinach stuffing (or 1/2 tsp of each) on each square, fold
dough in half to form a triangle, and pinch edges to seal well. Brush
each filled square with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the sesame
seeds. Bake in a preheated 350 F. (moderate) oven until
golden--approximately 30 minutes. Makes 12 pastries.
Servings: 12 servings
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