PASTEL FRITO

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Contents 1 Description 1.1 Ingredients 1.2 Directions 1.3 Other Links 2 See also

[edit] Description

[edit] Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon of cachaça (or vodka)
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/3 cup warm water with 2 pinches of salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg

[edit] Directions

• Sift the flour with baking powder.
• In a large bowl, mix in the sifted flour, margarine, cachaca and egg.
• Mix well while adding the warm water until you get a dough.
• Move the dough to a flat surface and knead it for 15 minutes.
• Flat the dough and take half of the dough each time and flatten it with the pin.
• Fold the dough a couple of times and flatten it again until you get a thin elastic strip.
• Lay the stripes down in a floured surface.
• Place full teaspoons of your favorite filling evenly distributed on the dough.
• Fold it and cut with a glass or a cookie cutter.
• Pinch with your finger the seam to make sure it is closed.

[edit] Other Links

[edit] See also