Pastelitos de hoja

Pastelitos de hoja
	Pastelitos de hoja
Type	Pastry
Course	Appetizer, dinner
Place of origin	Currently: France, Israel, Sephardic Jewish diaspora; Originally: Jewish community of Al-Andalus, Morocco
Created by	Sephardic Jews
Main ingredients	Laminated dough/phyllo, margarine, or argan or olive oil, or cooking oil, ground beef, kosher salt, onions, garlic, turmeric, nutmeg, spices

Pastelitos de hoja is a Sephardic/Moroccan Jewish pastry originating in the Jewish community that formerly existed in Tetouan, Morocco.^[2]

Overview

Pastelitos de hoja consist of a pastry made from a dough made from eggs, flour, salt, baking soda, margarine (in order to be pareve in accordance with kashrut). This dough is then rolled out and filled with a filling made from ground beef, onions, parsley, bay leaves and spices such as turmeric, ground nutmeg. It is then brushed with an egg wash and baked.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Marks, Rabbi Gil. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food.
^ "Pastelitos de hoja". Recetas Judias (en Espanol). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Pastelitos (en Francais)". Je Cuisine Donc Je Suis. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Pastelitos de hoja". ESefarad. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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[1] Marks, Rabbi Gil. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food.

[2] "Pastelitos de hoja". Recetas Judias (en Espanol). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[3] "Pastelitos (en Francais)". Je Cuisine Donc Je Suis. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[4] "Pastelitos de hoja". ESefarad. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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