Brazilian Pastel de Palmito | John Quilter

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat pastry adds fiber, while homemade dough can reduce costs.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta offers lower fat content, while cottage cheese is often less expensive.

grated cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor without dairy, while processed cheese can be cheaper.

Mix 175 g of plain flour with 30 g of butter using your fingers until combined.

Add 0.5 teaspoon of vinegar, 0.5 teaspoon of rum, and 1 egg to the flour mixture and combine.

Gradually add water until the dough holds together and is smooth, then let it rest for half an hour.

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and add the diced onion, frying until translucent.

Add 1 teaspoon of garlic and just under 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika to the onions and cook through.

Crumble in half a stock cube and mix it with the onions.

Chop parsley and add it to the mixture along with the heart of palm, salt, and black pepper to season.

Roll out the dough on a floured surface until about the thickness of a 10 pence piece.

Cut out circles from the dough and place a spoonful of the filling in the center.

Fold the dough over the filling, push out any air, and seal the edges with a fork.

Fry the pastries in hot oil until golden brown, then drain on greaseproof paper and season with salt.

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