Samsa with chicken

Ingredients

• 1 egg yolk for greasing
• sesame seeds for sprinkling
• 700 g chicken thigh fillet
• 350 g onion
• 3 g zira
• 12 g of salt
• 5 g ground black pepper
• 420 g flour
• 225 g cold water
• 150 g butter
• 5 g of salt
• 1 egg

Cooking

Step 1

Sift flour, add water, salt and beaten egg.

Step 2

Knead a stiff dough. Transfer to a clean bowl, cover and leave at room temperature for 1 hour.

Step 3

Melt butter, cool to room temperature. Roll out the dough into a layer 1-2 mm thick. Using a brush, brush the surface of the dough with melted butter.

Step 4

Roll the dough into a tight roll, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 1.5-2 hours to set the butter.

Step 5

Cut the chicken thigh fillet into cubes with a side of 1 cm. Finely chop the onion, mix with chicken, salt, pepper and cumin.

Step 6

Cut off 50 g circles from the dough roll. Flour the work surface. Roll out the dough into triangular patties. Put the filling in the center of the cake and form a triangular samsa.

Step 7

Lubricate the samsa with a mixture of yolk and warm water, sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake samsa for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.