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Sambusak Hilo / Sambosak B’Jaben – Iraqi pastry filled with nuts (sweet) / cheese (salty)

You can choose to make it with either of the fillings or both. If you want to do both – use half the amount of each filling.

Ingredients:

• Dough:
• White flour – 2.2 pounds
• Dry yeast – 3 tbs
• Oil
• Sugar
• Butter – half a stick / 50g / 4 tbs
• Salt
• Water
• Sesame – optional

Cheese filling:

• Iraqi cheese/ farmers cheese – 1.1p/ 500g
• Grated mozzarella – 1 cup
• 1 egg

Nuts filling:

• 2 cups of crushed walnuts
• Sugar
• Grounded cinnamon/ grounded cardamom
• Rose water – optional