Spiced Beef Pirozhki

• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 2 tbsp flour
• 8 oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
• 2 None spring onions, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
• 1 None large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 None sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 None small red chili pepper, thinly sliced

1. Preheat oven to 425u0b0F. Grease and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. For the filling, combine beef, flour, water chestnut, sesame seeds, onion, garlic, five-spice powder, egg and 2 tbsp soy sauce in a medium bowl. Mix well and divide into 12 portions.
2. To assemble, cut each pastry sheet into 4 squares. Place 1 portion of the filling in the center of each square, gather pastry around filing and pinch to enclose and form a bag. Place on prepared baking sheet and bake for 18-20 mins or until puffed and golden.
3. For the dipping sauce, mix together the remaining soy sauce and chili pepper. Serve with the pirozhki.

ground beef, flour, water chestnuts, sesame seeds, spring onions, clove garlic, egg, soy sauce, pastry, red chili pepper

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/24260 (may not work)