Pastry:
• 1 1/4 cups bread flour
• 1/2 cup butter or other shortening
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup cold water
Filling:
• 1 1/2 cups lean minced or ground meat
• 1/2 cup onions, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
Preparation
Pastry:
• Sift flour with salt and cut shortening in finely.
• Add water gradually to make a soft dough.
• Roll out 1/8 inch thick on pastry board.
• Cut into rounds with biscuit cutter.
• Put a teaspoon of stuffing in the center of each pastry.
• Fold over in half and pinch edges together.
• Fry in deep fat until brown.
• Drain on absorbent paper.
• Some like them hot, some like them lukewarm.
• Either way, they disappear in a hurry.
• Makes about 20 Samboosiks.
Filling:
• Saute onions until yellow in two tablespoons of shortening.
• Add meat, nuts, salt and pepper.
• Fry until meat loses its pink color, stirring occasionally.
• Pour off excess fat.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper
Additional Notes
Its a good idea to have multiple pans going at one time to make the cook ... otherwise the 2 hours could turn into a half a day. :)
