Spinach pastries
Spinach pastries:(originally from Syria)
Ingredients:
2 cups sifted flour,1 cup milk, 2 tsp yeast (in some water and a spoonful of sugar), 1/3 cup olive oil.1/4 tsp salt
Filling:
3 bunches spinach(washed and chopped)
1 medium chopped onion
1/4cup pine seeds
Juice of two lemons
1 tsp summac
2 TBs olive oil
1/2 tsp black pepper
salt
Preparation
-Put the flour in a deep bowl,add the salt and oil and rub with your fingers.
-Add yeast and milk gradually and knead well until you get a firm smooth dough.
-Cover with plastic sheet and leave in warm place until double its bulk.
-Meanwhile prepare the filling:
    *Rub the chopped spinach with some salt and wash it then squeeze  gently with hand.
     *Add the chopped onion to the washed spinach.
     *Add the pine seeds,black pepper,salt,lemon juice and olive oil and stir.
-Cut the dough into apricot sized balls and put in covered pan so as not to dry.
-Spread each ball into a circle and put the filling in the middle ,close from three sides so as to get the trinagular shape(as in picture)and press.
-After finishing the whole batch put the pastries in an greased  pan and put in the oven until golden brown.
*some people like to brush some egg or milk on top of each pastry to get a shining golden appearance.
Yaghmush:(originally from Turkistan)
Ingredients:
2 cups sifted flour, 1/4 cup corn oil, 1 egg, 1/4 tsp salt, warm water for kneading.
Filling:
1 lb. minced meat
3 medium chopped onions
1 small tomato diced
1/2 tsp black pepper
salt
Preparation:
-Put the flour and salt in a bowl and add the oil...rub with fingertips until oil is absorbed by the flour.
-Add the egg and warm water and knead until you get a firm smooth dough.
-Rub some oil in your palm and cut the dough into small apricot-sized-balls,put in an greased pan,cover and leave to rest in a warm place until doubled.
-Put the raw mincemeat in a bowl and add the finely chopped onion and tomato,salt and pepper,then mix well.
-Spread each ball of dough and fill with some of the filling then fold from the two sides then from the other two sides to form a rectangle.
-Proceed the same way with the whole batch.
-Put in a greased pan with folded face downwards and  brush with eggs or milk.
-Put in hot oven until done.
Variations:some people add grated carrots and others add grated pumpkin to the minced meat .
Yagmush