Everything Spiced Challah Turkey Pastilla
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 479
- Total Fat
- 14
- Saturated Fat
- 3
- Carbohydrates
- 66
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 9
- Protein
- 23
- Cholesterol
- 109
- Sodium
- 491
- Total: 2 hr (includes rising and cooling times)
- Active: 1 hr 5 min
Ingredients
Challah:
One 1/4-ounce package active dry yeast (about 3/4 tablespoon)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup lukewarm water (about 95 degrees F)
2 large eggs
1/2 tablespoon salt
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
Vegetable oil for greasing bowl
Turkey Filling:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
1 medium onion, diced
1 pound ground turkey
1/4 cup toasted shelled pistachios
1/4 cup golden raisins
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
Everything Spice:
1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
1 teaspoon dried garlic
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
Assembly:
1 large egg
1/4 cup powdered sugar, for dusting
Directions
- For the challah: In a small bowl, combine yeast, sugar and water. Whisk to dissolve, then add eggs and salt and whisk again. Place yeast mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. With mixer on medium speed, gradually add flour. When dough holds together, it is ready for kneading.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Place dough in a bowl lightly greased with vegetable oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for 45 minutes, or until almost doubled in size.
- For the turkey filling: In a medium cast-iron skillet over medium heat, add olive oil. When shimmering, add ginger and onion and saute until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. To the skillet, add turkey, pistachios, raisins, cinnamon, and chili powder. Saute until turkey is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- For the everything spice: Place the onion flakes, dried garlic, salt, caraway seeds, poppy seeds and sesame seeds in a bowl; mix and set aside.
- To assemble: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface and roll into a rectangle approximately 1/8-inch thick. Cut into 3-inch squares. Spoon 2 tablespoons turkey filling on top of each square. Fold up the sides to form dumplings and crimp the tops. Place top-side down on a baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each pastilla. In a small bowl whisk egg with 1 tablespoon water. Brush pastillas with the egg wash, then sprinkle with the everything spice.
- Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool, then dust with powdered sugar and serve.