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6 servings
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Recipe for Baked Stuffed Pastry
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Baked stuffed pastry, this appetizer made with homemade dough filled with minced meat is a Tunisian specialty that everyone loves. These pastries are often served as a small starter to accompany soup during the Ramadan meal.
Ingredients
120 Fine semolina
120 Flour
3 Oil
3 Butter
3 Salt
100 Water
1 Egg yolk
250 Ground meat
1 Onion
15 Parsley
Directions
1
Start by preparing the dough by mixing the flour, salt, semolina, oil, melted butter, and water by hand or in a mixer bowl until the dough is smooth.
2
Divide the dough into 50g balls, place them on a floured flat surface, spacing them well apart, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest for 30 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, prepare the filling by cooking the ground meat in a pan with the onion for 10 minutes.
4
Add the spices, the parsley, and season.
5
When the dough is ready, roll it out into circles half a centimeter thick.
6
Place a spoonful of ground meat mixture in the center and fold the dough to form a half-circle, pressing the edges together. Then create a twist on the edges using your thumb and index finger.
7
Place the bricks on the baking tray and brush them with the egg yolk.
8
To finish, preheat the oven to 180°C and bake the pastry for 20 minutes until they are golden brown.
Ingredients
Ingredients
120 Fine semolina
120 Flour
3 Oil
3 Butter
3 Salt
100 Water
1 Egg yolk
250 Ground meat
1 Onion
15 Parsley
Directions
Directions
1
Start by preparing the dough by mixing the flour, salt, semolina, oil, melted butter, and water by hand or in a mixer bowl until the dough is smooth.
2
Divide the dough into 50g balls, place them on a floured flat surface, spacing them well apart, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest for 30 minutes.
3
Meanwhile, prepare the filling by cooking the ground meat in a pan with the onion for 10 minutes.
4
Add the spices, the parsley, and season.
5
When the dough is ready, roll it out into circles half a centimeter thick.
6
Place a spoonful of ground meat mixture in the center and fold the dough to form a half-circle, pressing the edges together. Then create a twist on the edges using your thumb and index finger.
7
Place the bricks on the baking tray and brush them with the egg yolk.
8
To finish, preheat the oven to 180°C and bake the pastry for 20 minutes until they are golden brown.
Notes
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Zohory
Generally, they are called "boreks," which are either fried or baked. This is a specialty recipe from the Maghreb and not specifically Tunisian. I would say it has Ottoman origins.
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