Pastechi

Fried pastry turnovers with cheese or meat.

Ingredients

• 4 cups Flour
• 150 g Butter
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tsp Baking powder
• 1 cup Milk
• 300 g Cheese
• 300 g Ground beef
• 1 Onion
• 4 cups Frying oil
• 2 tsp Salt

Method

1. Make the dough — Rub the butter into the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, then bind with milk.
2. Rest — Chill 30 minutes.
3. Prepare fillings — Grate the cheese; separately cook the beef with onion until dry.
4. Shape — Roll discs, fill, fold into half-moons, and crimp the edges firmly with a fork.
5. Fry — Fry at 180°C for 4 minutes until golden and blistered.
6. Pastechi are ready — Drain and eat hot.

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