Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup warm water
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1/2 medium onion, diced
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1/2 green bell pepper, diced
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3 garlic cloves, crushed
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1/8 cup chopped fresh cilantro
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1/8 cup sliced green olives
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1 pinch salt and pepper
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1 tablespoon tomato paste
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1 lb browned ground beef or 1 lb cooked shredded chicken
Instructions
- DOUGH: combine all the dry ingredients in electric mixer, add all the wet ingredients. Mix for about 3 minutes until well combined. Dough will form.
- Take it out and knead for about 3 minutes, let sit wrapped in plastic-wrap for another 15 minutes.
- Divide into 12 pieces, then roll into 4 inch circles.
- FILLING: Brown ground beef (drain excess grease), or sauté shredded chicken in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add all the ingredients and cook for an additional 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Let cool.
- COOKING: Preheat the oil in a frying pan at about a medium temperature. Place about 2 tablespoons of the filling in the dough and seal the edges with a fork.
- Fry for about 5 minutes on each side, then place on dish lined with paper-towels.