Samsa from yeast dough

Cookinero 8 Mar 2025

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Samsa with meat from yeast dough is a classic recipe of Uzbek cuisine. Making yeast samsa requires a little experience, since yeast dough loves a patient attitude. For samsa from yeast dough, you need to prepare homemade minced meat from selected pieces of beef or lamb. The meat should be taken semi-fat, so that the baked goods turn out juicy and appetizing. When buying yeast, pay attention to the expiration date, it should be fresh.

How to cook Samsa from yeast dough

Step 1

Prepare the dough. Pour kefir into a deep bowl, warm it up slightly, dissolve the yeast, add sugar, salt and egg. Mix, add flour and knead a dense dough. Let the dough rise for 10-15 minutes. Divide into 2 parts, roll each into a thin rectangle. Grease the first rectangle with butter. Put the second rectangle on it, grease the top with butter. Roll both layers together into a tight tube, cut into two parts, wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Step 2

Prepare the filling. Combine the onion with the minced meat, add salt, pepper and cumin. Mix thoroughly.

Step 3

Prepare the samsa. Take the dough, cut into squares, roll it out a little and put the filling in the center of each piece. Shape the pastry into a triangle. Let it sit on the table for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Cover the baking sheet with parchment. Grease the samsa with yolk, put it on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 40 minutes.