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How to make shelpek?

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Dough resting time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: Kazakh
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 200kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 ⅓ cups All-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp Instant yeast
  • ½ cups Milk
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • Oil For frying

Instructions

  • Mildly warm half a cup of milk. Never let it come to a boil!
    Warm half a cup of milk
  • After waiting 15 minutes, stir in 1/2 teaspoon of quick yeast.  The temperature of the milk should be such that when you dip your finger into the milk, your hand will not burn.
    Stir quick yeast in the milk
  • Mix one teaspoon of sugar with the milk.
    Mix sugar to the milk
  • Add half a teaspoon of salt to the flour.
    Add salt to the flour
  • Add 2 cups of flour and stir them into the milk. Add flour slowly.
    Add flour to the milk slowly
  • To make the dough, continue adding flour. Next, roll the dough into a ball.
    Roll the dough into a ball
  • Let the dough rest for 30 minutes in a greased basin at room temperature. Place a wet towel on it.
    Let the Shelpek dough rest
  • The dough should be rolled out and cut into 6-8 pieces.
    cut the shelpek dough into 6-8 pieces
  • Spread some flour on the table. Roll out each piece of dough into a small round.
    Roll out each piece of dough into a small round
  • Pour some oil in a deep skillet and let it heat up well.
    Put a deep skillet on the heat
  • Brown the dough on all sides in a skillet. Be cautious; it will cook quite quickly.
    Brownd shelpeks in a pan