Homemade Snack
- 3-58 ounces, weight Flour, All Purpose
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt To Taste
- 1-78 ounces, weight Butter, Chilled
- 1/2 whole Egg Yolk, Beaten
- 3 tablespoons, 1 teaspoon, 2-13 pinches Water Cooled
- 1/2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1/2 teaspoons Garlic, Chopped
- 1 Tablespoon Red Onion, Chopped
- 1-78 ounces, weight Smoked Salmon, Crumbled
- 1 ounces, weight Prepared Or Leftover Mashed Potatoes
- 1/4 teaspoons Black Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt To Taste
- 1/2 whole Egg, Beaten
- Sift the flour.
- Place the flour and salt in a large bowl.
- Mix.
- Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Next add approximately 1/2 of a beaten egg yolk and the water.
- Mix well your hands.
- Try to work quickly.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 10 -15 minutes.
- Now take the chilled dough and roll out into a 12 inch square that is about 1/8 inch thick, using a rolling pin.
- Put the greased molds onto a 12-inch square pastry sheet.
- (I made the duck mold out of thick paper.
- I covered the paper with aluminum foil.
- Before using a duck mold, brush it with butter or cooking spray.)
- Break off pieces of dough and press them into the mold make sure the dough goes up the sides as well but make sure to leave a hollow in the middle for your filling mixture.Then trim off the excess pastry.
- In a pan heat 1/2 table spoon olive oil over medium high heat, add garlic and saute until slightly softened.
- Next add onion, salmon, and prepared (or leftover) mashed potatoes.
- Mix until onion is softened and everything is heated through.
- Add pepper and salt.
- Mix well.
- Place your prepared filling in the pastry duck.
- Brush the edges of the pastry with some egg wash (the reserved 1/2 of the beaten egg) then place additional pastry (you can use scraps that have been rolled flat) over the top and press down to seal.
- Bake about 20 minutes at 200C degrees or until the crust is golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- After that, you can decorate the duck shaped snack with eyes and mouth/beak.
- Ive done so in the photo using food coloring for the eyes and mouth/beak.
- This recipe will have enough dough and filling to make 4 duck snacks.
- Serve and enjoy.
weight flour, salt, weight butter, egg, water, olive oil, garlic, red onion, salmon, potatoes, black pepper, salt, egg
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/homemade-snack/ (may not work)