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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, olive oil and salt. Create a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the water. | 2. Gradually fold the flour into the water while simultaneously rotating the bowl. | 3. Dough will be slightly sticky | 4. Knead the dough until pliable and no longer sticky | 5. Place in fridge for one hour allow dough to set. | 6. Lightly flour your work surface and roll out the dough into a 1/4” thick rectangle. | 7. Using a cookie cutter or even a large glass, cut out circles from the dough. | 8. Do not lift or remove the circles. | 9. Slowly lift the excess dough surrounding the circles and replace in the bowl to be rolled out again as a second batch. | 10. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed | 11. Mix the filling ingredients. Take tablespoon of filling mixture and put on each circle. Take about a teaspoonful of mixture and place in the center of each circle | 12. Fold circles in half to create half-moons (semi-circles). Pinch the edges together with a fork or fingers to tightly seal | 13. Repeat same process with the remaining dough and filling | 14. Frying : Heat oil in a 6qt saucepan over medium-high heat (fill oil no more than half-way) | 15. Fry the Sambousek until golden brown, approximately 4 minutes, turning once. | 16. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain excess oil on paper towels | 17. Baking: Dip each piece in olive oil and put in sheet pan. | 18. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes till brown. | 19. Serve cold or warm. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	3	cups		-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
spinach	2 1/2		chopped	17.25	2.7225	2.145	0.2925
onion	3		chopped	192.0	44.832	5.28	0.48
olive oil	1/2	cup		954.72	0.0	0.0	108.0
lemon juice	1/4	cup		13.42	4.209	0.2135	0.1464
sumac	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
cream cheese	8	ounces	softened	669.06	7.938	16.1028	64.8648
feta cheese	1	cup	crumbled	396.0	6.135	21.315	31.92
walnut	2/3	cup	chopped	1284.7467	0.0	0.0	145.3333
heavy cream	3	tablespoons		153.0	1.2329999999999999	1.278	16.236
parsley	1/2	cup	chopped	10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
scallion	1		minced	32.0	7.34	1.83	0.19
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
lamb	1	1	ground ground	1211.112	0.0	76.5677	97.9322
tomato	1		minced	41.86	9.282	2.184	0.364
onion	1		minced	192.0	44.832	5.28	0.48
flat leaf parsley	1/2	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-
tomato paste	2	tablespoons		26.24	6.0512	1.3824	0.1504
lemon juice	3 -4	tablespoons		13.42	4.209	0.2135	0.1464
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
cinnamon	1/2	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
cumin	1	teaspoon		7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
allspice	2	teaspoons		9.994	2.7406	0.2314	0.3302
thyme	1/2	teaspoon	dried	0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
oregano	1/2	teaspoon		1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
frying oil olive	1	cup		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.