Sambousik Lahme

Description
Meat 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

Meat Filling

 * 10 oz ground meat
 * 1 tbsp shortening or butter
 * ¼ cup fried pine nuts
 * a dash of ground allspice
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * ¼ cup of chopped onion (optional)

Directions

 * 1) Prepare Basic Dough.
 * 2) Cover and leave aside for 1 hour.

Meat Filling

 * 1) Fry meat in shortening, add salt, spices and pine nuts.
 * 2) Stir over medium heat for 1 minute.
 * 3) Put aside.
 * 4) Divide dough into walnut-size balls.
 * 5) Roll out to form circles (8 cm diameter).
 * 6) Fill circles with meat.
 * 7) Following this way: put filling on one side of circle. Fold over one end to make semi-circles. Press edges with fingers.
 * 8) Fry in 1 cup of vegetable oil over medium heat. Brown both sides.
 * 9) Serve hot.