Gutap - kazakh deep-fried herb fritters Recipe

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Gutap - kazakh deep-fried herb fritters

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Ingredients:

		FILLING
3	tbsp	Dill freshly chopped fine
3	tbsp	Parsley freshly chopped fine
1	tbsp	Garlic minced
9	tbsp	Scallions chopped fine
1	tbsp	Black pepper frshly ground
8	tbsp	Butter
1 1/2	tsp	Salt
		DOUGH
1 1/2	cup	All purpose flour
1/2	tsp	Salt
4	tbsp	Butter, softened
2/3	cup	Luke warm water
		SAUCE
1	tsp	Cider vinegar
1/4	cup	Sour cream
2	tbsp	Butter
1/2	tsp	Flour
6	tbsp	Finely minced onion
1/2	tsp	Salt
1	tsp	Black pepper frsshly ground
1	tbsp	Lemon or lime juice frshly
		- squeezed & strained

Procedures:

1	Dough: place the flour into a deep mixing bowl.
2	Make a hollow in the center.
3	Add the water into the hollow, salt, & 2 t of the butter.
4	Stir slowly untilk all of the ingredients are well mixed and the water is totally absorbed.
5	Beat vigorously with a large spoon until a firm, stiff dough is formed.
6	Gather the dough into a ball.
7	On floured surface roll the dough ball out into a rectangle approx. 16" x 18".
8	Brush the dough with the remaining butter, fold into quarters, then roll it out as thinly as possible.
9	Cut into a 16" x 18" rectangle the cut that into 48 each 2" squares.
10	Filling: combine the salt, pepper, scallions, garlic, parsley, & dill.
11	Cut the butter into tiny bits and chill until the dough is ready.
12	Place a teaspoon of the filling mix into the center of each square, add a piece of the butter to each.
13	Draw up the corners and pinch them together firmly thus closing the filling into the dough.
14	Heat enough oil in a deep pot.
15	Heat to 375 °F.
16	And drop in 4-6 of the filled squares.
17	Cook for 4 minutes, remove from the oil, drain, and serve warm.
18	Sauce: melt the butter, add the chopped onions, the salt, the pepper, & the vinegar.
19	Cook for 4 minutes then add the remaining ingredients.
20	Stir constantly until it thickens.
21	Remove from the heat.
22	Ad the lemon juice and serve over the fritters