Puff Pastry Baskets with Beans

Ingredients

• •1/2 kg fresh green beans
• •1 onion
• •2 tbsp margarine
• •100 g pastırma
• •8-10 sheets puff pastry
• •1 egg yolk
• •Salt, black pepper

Preparation

1. 1

   Trim and wash the beans and drain in a colander. Cut the drained beans first in half, then into quarters. Boil in salted water to cover, then drain.

2. 2

   Finely chop the onion and sauté in margarine. Chop the pastırma on a cutting board and add to the sautéed onion and mix. Add the boiled beans, salt and black pepper. Sauté the ingredients a while and take off the heat.

3. 3

   Place the puff pastry on the counter. Cut both sides of the dough into 1-cm-wide strips, leaving a 3-finger space in the middle. Stick the top and bottom pieces of the cut dough together at the top. Cut the sides of the dough into finger-wide strips, equal on both sides.

4. 4

   Fill the center of the dough with the bean filling. Close the side strips over the top, alternating one right and one left. Continue until the dough and filling are used up.

5. 5

   Arrange the pastries on a greased tray. Brush with egg yolk.

6. 6

   Bake in a preheated 220°C oven until puffed, 15-20 minutes. Serve hot.