Bichak (Stuffed baked tricorners)

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Contents 1 Description 2 Ingredients 2.1 Dough 2.2 Stuffings 2.3 Meat 2.4 Cheese 2.5 Jam 3 Directions 4 Comments

Description

Bichak are popular appetizers for tea or coffee hour. The pumpkin & jam stuffings are on the sweet side while meat & Cheese are savory & could be eaten for lunches w/salad & dish of yoghurt. An added attraction is that they may be prepared in large quantities, cooled & frozen for the future.

Ingredients

Dough

• 1 1/2 cup (abt) has-ingredient::water, warm
• 1 tsp has-ingredient::sugar
• 1 pkt (1/4 oz, 7 grams) has-ingredient::dry yeast
• 3 1/2 cup has-ingredient::flour
• 3 tbl has-ingredient::corn oil
• 1 x has-ingredient::egg, separated
• 1 x has-ingredient::egg yolk, beaten with 1/2 tsp corn oil

Stuffings

Squash, Calabasa, OR pumpkin

• 1/4 cup has-ingredient::corn oil
• 2 med (2 cups) has-ingredient::onions, chopped
• 1 cup has-ingredient::water, hot & 1/4 t has-ingredient::salt
• 2 tbl has-ingredient::sugar
• 1 lb has-ingredient::butternut squash, [[has-ingredient::calabasa, or has-ingredient::pumpkin

Meat

• 2 tbl has-ingredient::corn oil
• 3 med (2 cups) has-ingredient::Onion, chopped
• 1 lb has-ingredient::ground beef or lamb
• 1/2 tsp has-ingredient::salt, or to taste
• 1/4 tsp pepper, peeled & cut into 1/2-in pieces

Cheese

• 1 lb has-ingredient::farmer's cheese
• 1 x egg yolk, beaten
• 3 tbl Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Ground has-ingredient::cinnamon

Jam

• 1 cup strawberry, grape or

has-ingredient::prune jam(lekach)

• 2 tbl has-ingredient::bread crumbs

Directions

1. Heat oil in a pan, add onions, & saute over moderate heat until onions turn golden. Add water, salt, Sugar, & Squash or calabasa or pumpkin & bring to a boil. Cover pan & cook over low heat for abt 20 mins as Squash/calabasa/pumpkin becomes soft & disintegrates. Stir now & then, which in effect mashes contents. Continue last mins of cooking, uncovered, to evaporate all liquid & create & thick jam. The mash is still moist.
2. MEAT: Heat oil in a skillet & brown onions lightly over moderate heat. Add meat, salt, & pepper & stir-fry for 5 mins, making certain liquid has evaporated & mixture is dry. Cool.
3. Cheese: Mix everything together. Set aside.
4. JAM: Mix jam & crumbs together. Set aside.
5. TO PREPARE TRICORNERS: 1. Mix 1/2 c warm water, Sugar, & yeast together & proof in a warm place until mixture foams, abt 10 mins.
6. Make a well in flour, add yeast mixture, oil, & 1 egg white, & stir them into flour. Add balance of water, or enough water to prepare a soft dough. Knead for several mins & roll into a ball. oil top lightly & leave dough in mixing bowl. Cover bowl w/foil or a towel & let rise for 45 mins to 1 hour.
7. Punch down dough ball. Pull off abt 1/2 cup of dough & roll into a slightly flattened ball. Prepare 6 balls.
8. On well-floured board roll out each ball, 1 at a time, to 12-" pancake. Using empty can or a cookie cutter, 3-" in diameter, cut out circles in pancake. Put 1 tb of whichever stuffing you are using, or variety of stuffings, in center of each circle. Fold over right & left side of circle to meet in the center & bring up bottom to cover stuffing. Pinch ends together to form tricorner pastry. Seal in contents. Paint tops of bichak w/egg yolk.
9. Line baking pan or cookie sheet w/lightly oiled aluminum foil.
10. Place tricorners on foil & bake in a preheated 350F. oven for abt 40 mins, or until brown. Serve warm.
11. Makes 48 to 50 bichak.
12. NOTE: Cool bichak, store in plastic bags, & freeze. To serve, thaw out frozen bichak for 1/2 hour & heat in preheated 350F. oven for 5-10 mins.