Sambousik Jibne

Description
Cheese Pastries



Ingredients

 * 5 cups all purpose plain flour
 * 1 ½ cups lukewarm water
 * 2 tbsp salt
 * 2 tbsp sugar
 * vegetable oil for deep frying
 * 1 cup oil

Cheese Filling :
 * 14 oz white cheese (Ikawi Altishiki)
 * ¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
 * ¼ tspn ground cayenne pepper

Directions
Prepare Basic Dough. Cover and leave aside for 1 hour.

Cheese filling: Mix ingredients and put aside. Divide dough into walnut-size balls. Roll out to form circles (8 cm diameter). Fill circles with cheese. following this way: Put filling on one side of circle. Fold over one end to make semi-circles. Press edges with fingers. Fry in 1 cup of vegetable oil over medium heat. Brown both sides. Serve hot.