Description
A sweet and savory take on the Indian samosas, these pastries are stuffed with apples and raisins.
Ingredients
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- For the Pastry dough
- 11/4 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons (90ml) vegetable oil or shortening
- 10 tablespoons (150ml) water
- For the filling
- 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1/4 cup golden raisins or sultanas
- 1/2 teaspoon black sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn flour
- juice of half a lemon
- 4 tablespoons (60ml) vegetable oil
Instructions
- Knead all the ingredients of the dough till it comes together in a large ball. You might need to add more water depending on the flour and humidity.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for 30minutes. At this point the pastry can be stored for up to a day ahead and made the next day.
- For the filling
- In a mixing bowl, toss together the apples, raisins, lemon juice, cornflour, sugar and the spices. Fold gently and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
- This can also be prepared a day ahead and left covered with cling film and stored overnight in the refrigerator.
- Preparing the samosas
- Spread some flour out on a clean and dry surface. Using the palms of your hands, roll out 1/2 inch balls. With a rolling pin, flatten the ball out into a thin circle and using a very little flour when you roll them out.
- The edges of the pastry do not need to be perfect because you will fold them over each other. With a flat knife create two semicircles from the large pastry circle.
- Take one pastry semicircle and make a cone by the folding the center of the semicircle along the length of the diameter. Seal the ends of the pastry with water.
- Fill the pastry cone with the apple filling and fold the open ends of the cone over each other and seal with water.
- Heat the oil in a pan on a medium flame.
- Sear each side of the samosa for about 1 minute and then transfer to a baking sheet prelined with parchment paper.
- Bake the samosas in an oven at 350F for about 30 minutes or till completely golden and crispy.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 30 mins