Beef or Chicken Saltena

By Erna

Ingredients

• Dough:
• 6 cups flour
• 6 tbsp. shortening
• 2-3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 1 tsp. salt
• Filling:
• 1/2 medium chicken, or 3 large chicken breasts
• 5 med. Onions. Or 3 large
• 3 medium potatoes
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 pkg gelatin dissolved in 2 cups of hot water with 2 chicken bullion cubes.
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp pepper, cumin, turmeric, oregano, cayenne pepper and salt

Preparation

Step 1

Dough:
Prepare the dough the day before. Mix together all the ingredients. Knead, wrap in a damp cloth and leave it in the refrigerator overnight.

Filling:
Boil the chicken in enough water to cover it. Do not salt. in another pan boil the potatoes in their skins. Wash the onions and mince onion; sauté in hot shortening,When the chicken is fully cooked, de-bone and dice. When the potato is cooked peel and shred into another bowl. to the sautéed onion add some of the chicken broth. Let it come to a boil, then add the seasonings, Let mixture cool and keep in the refrigerator over night.

Divide crust dough into small balls the size of a fist, cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight. Next day bring pastry to room temperature, roll into small circles, Add some filling and a slice of hard boiled egg. Seal, glaze with slightly-beaten egg and 1 tsp paprika, and bake at 400 for 20-30 min, until golden brown.