Meat Filled Knish's

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is a cost-effective substitute.

Add 2 eggs to a mixing bowl and mix them up with your hands.

Incorporate 0.5 cups of flour into the egg mixture, mixing well with hands.

Add another 0.5 cups of flour and mix until combined.

Add a third 0.5 cups of flour and mix until it feels like dough consistency.

Add a fourth 0.5 cups of flour and continue mixing until the dough comes together.

Total flour used is 2.5 cups, and the dough should be soft and pliable.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour.

In a skillet, heat butter and sauté onions until they are caramelized.

Add ground beef to the skillet and cook until browned, breaking it up as it cooks.

Season the meat with chopped parsley, pepper, garlic powder, and salt to taste.

Transfer the meat mixture to a bowl and let it cool.

Flour your hands and take a dollop of mashed potatoes, forming a cup with your hand.

Add a portion of the meat filling into the potato cup and fold it over to seal.

Drop the formed knish into a pan with hot oil for frying.

Continue forming and frying knishes until golden brown.

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