Kazakhstan Samsa

Ingredients:

Filling:

6 oz Walnuts, shelled, crushed

1 1/2 tbsp Sugar

1 1/2 tbsp Butter, unsalted, softened

Dough 1 1/2 cup All purpose flour

1/2 tsp Salt

2/3 cup Lukewarm water

4 tbsp Butter, unsalted, softened

4 tbsp Confectioner's sugar

2 cup Vegetable oil

Cooking Instructions:

Filling: toss walnuts, butter, & sugar. Set aside at room temperature. Dough: put flour in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the middle pour the water into the well, add salt, & ½ of the butter. Stir the flour into the flour mix slowly until absorbed. At this point, beat the mixture firmly until a good firm dough is made. Make the dough a ball. On floured surface, roll the ball out into a retangle approx. 18" x 16". Brush the dough with the remaining butter and fold into quarters. Roll it out again as thinnly as you can. Cut dough into a rectangle 18" x 16" then cut the dough into 2" squares. Place a teaspoon of walnut filling into the center of each square then draw up the 4 corners to the middle. Pinch the corners together to seal. Heat oil in a deep pot or a fry-well to 375 E F. Drop in 8-10 fritters at a time and fry them for 3 mins. Then remove to draining rack. Sprinkle with the confectioner"s sugar and serve.

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