Seadas
SEADAS
PREP TIME: 30 MINUTES
COOK TIME: 10 MINUTES
TOTAL TIME: 40 MINUTES
SERVINGS: 12 SEADAS
Ingredients
Instructions
4 cups of plain flour
1 cup cold water, or as needed
4 tablespoons butter
1 pinch salt
10 ounces of a young Pecorino cheese, cut into cubes
Zest of 2 lemons
Olive oil for frying
3/4 cup honey
For dough, combine flour, salt and cold water bit by bit until create a silky, elastic consistency. Add butter. Knead until incorporated. Let rest 30 minutes, covered. Melt cheese in a small saucepan over gentle heat. If separating, add a tablespoon of flour. When melted, stir in the lemon zest then pour onto parchment lined baking sheet to form an even layer. Let cool. Cut out 12 rounds with a cookie cutter about 3 inches wide. Roll out the dough to about 1/8 inch thickness. Place one round of cheese in the center of one round of dough, top with another round of dough and press the edges well with fingers or fork. Fill a wide pan with olive oil until it reaches a depth of one inch. When hot, fry the seadas until golden on both sides (some prefer not to flip them but to spoon the hot oil over the top). Remove from pan and place on kitchen paper until they are all ready (keep warm).Gently warm honey until liquid then pour over the Seadas.