Sambusak: Filo Rolls with Cheese Filling
Kerri Conan
PUBLISHED January 24, 2022
After a day of fasting during Ramadan, we eat soup with sambusak—crispy pastry rolls filled with either cheese or meat. As soon as you dip a roll into the soup, the cravings of the day melt away and are quickly forgotten. Traditional sambusak dough is made by hand, filled with akawi cheese (a mild Middle Eastern white cheese), and deep-fried. My version is quicker, lighter, and made with ingredients that are more readily available outside of the Middle East. Even with these substitutions, the result is quite similar to the original. – Anas Atassi
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