Gutap - Kazakh Deep-Fried Herb Fritters

Recipe Ingredients

		Filling
3 tablespoons	45ml	Dill freshly chopped fine
3 tablespoons	45ml	Parsley freshly chopped fine
1 tablespoon	15ml	Garlic minced
9 tablespoons	135ml	Scallions chopped fine
1 tablespoon	15ml	Black pepper freshly ground
8 tablespoons	120ml	Butter
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Salt
		Dough
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	All purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
4 tablespoons	60ml	Butter - softened
2/3 cup	157ml	Luke warm water
		Sauce
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cider vinegar
1/4 cup	59ml	Sour cream
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Flour
6 tablespoons	90ml	Finely minced onion
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Black pepper freshly ground
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lemon or lime juice freshly - squeezed and
		Strained

Recipe Instructions

DOUGH: Place the flour into a deep mixing bowl. Make a hollow in the center. Add the water into the hollow, salt, and 2 T of the butter. Stir slowly until all of the ingredients are well mixed and the water is totally absorbed. Beat vigorously with a large spoon until a firm, stiff dough is formed. Gather the dough into a ball. on floured surface roll the dough ball out into a rectangle approx. 16" x 18". Brush the dough with the remaining butter, fold into quarters, then roll it out as thinly as possible. Cut into a 16" x 18" rectangle the cut that into 48 each 2" squares.

FILLING: Combine the salt, pepper, scallions, garlic, parsley, and dill. Cut the butter into tiny bits and chill until the dough is ready. Place a teaspoon of the filling mix into the center of each square, add a piece of the butter to each. Draw up the corners and pinch them together firmly thus closing the filling into the dough. Heat enough oil in a deep pot. Heat to 375F. and drop in 4-6 of the filled squares. Cook for 4 minutes, remove from the oil, drain, and serve warm.

SAUCE: Melt the butter, add the chopped onions, the salt, the pepper, and the vinegar. Cook for 4 minutes then add the remaining ingredients. Stir constantly until it thickens. Remove from the heat. Ad the lemon juice and serve over the fritters.

Source:
Whoopi Goldberg (used by permission)

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