Turkish Samsa “Birds of Happiness” Recipe
Turkish samsa “Birds of Happiness” is the thinnest, very delicate dough and a lot of filling. This samsa is small in size, so it can be served as a snack on a festive table.
Servings
8
Cook Time
90minutes
Servings
8
Cook Time
90minutes
Ingredients
Dough:
Filling:
For greasing and sprinkling:
Instructions
  1. Prepare all the ingredients for the dough: flour, egg, natural yogurt without additives, olive oil, baking powder, water with salt dissolved in it.
  2. Flour is different for everyone, so sift 400 grams of flour first, add the rest of the ingredients and start kneading the dough. Add the remaining flour in the process of kneading the dough. You may need a little more or a little less flour.
  3. Knead a soft, non-sticky dough. In consistency, it should be like an earlobe, quite soft. Cover the dough and let it stand for 30 minutes.
  4. For the filling, I took ground beef with the addition of fat. You can take any minced meat to your liking. Add the chopped onion and spices to the minced meat and mix well. There are quite a lot of onions, but it will give juiciness to the filling.
  5. Divide the remaining dough into 6 equal parts. Be sure to cover the dough while working with it so that it does not dry out.
  6. While working with the dough, we sprinkle the work surface with flour. Take 1 blank, roll it out, then just gently mash it with your hands. The dough turns out to be very pliable and stretches well. The thickness will turn out like a sheet of paper.
  7. Sprinkle the dough with flour a little. Screw it on a rolling pin, leaving 2 cm of free edge, and slightly squeeze the edges to make an accordion.
  8. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin. We get such a “pleating” of the test.
  9. Put 4 tablespoons of minced meat on the dough at a distance from each other. From one blank you will get 4 samosas. That is, I will have 24 “Birds of Happiness” in total. You can prepare 4-6 samos from 1 billet, this is already at your request. That is , the finished products turn out to be 24-36 pieces .
  10. Cover the minced meat with dough.
  11. With your fingers, assemble the dough between the laid minced meat and gently tear the products from each other.
  12. These are birds with noses and tails that we have. Place the samsa on a baking sheet, brush with egg mixed with milk, and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake the samsa in the oven, preheated to 190 ° C, for 25-30 minutes. Focus on the color of the samsa and the features of your oven.
  13. Put the ready-made samsa “Birds of Happiness” on a dish and treat the guests.
  14. Delicate, thin dough and a lot of filling.
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