Lebanese cheese sambousek
Try this recipe where sambouseks are filled with a delicious combination of cheese and parsley!
Ingredients
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2 cups flour
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1 teaspoon dried yeast, dissolved in 3 tablespoons warm water
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1 egg, whipped
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1 potato, boiled, peeled and mashed
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1/2 cup warm water
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4 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1 teaspoon salt
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For the Filling:
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250 g feta cheese
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1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
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1/2 onion, finely chopped
Cooking Instructions
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1
Mix the flour, whipped egg, water, yeast and mashed potato with an electric mixer until you get a firm, smooth dough. You can add more warm water if needed. Leave the dough to rest in a warm place.
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2
For the filling: crumble the feta cheese with a fork and combine it with the parsley and onion in a bowl.
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3
On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough using a rolling pin. Cut the dough into 8 cm diameter circles using a circular pastry cutter.
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4
Coat the border of the dough circles with a bit of egg white, and fill each circle with 1 tablespoon of the cheese mixture then seal firmly its 4 edges to form a square that holds the cheese. The cheese should remain visible in the middle.
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5
Place the cheese pies on lightly greased oven pans and bake at medium heat until they turn lightly brown.
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6
Serve hot or cold.
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