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Sift the flour.
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Place the flour and salt in a large bowl.
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Mix.
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Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
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Next add approximately 1/2 of the egg yolk and the water.
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Mix well your hands.
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Try to work quickly.
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Wrap the dough and chill for 10 -15 minutes.
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Now take the dough and roll out into a 12 inch square that is about 1/8 inch thick, using a rolling pin.
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Cut it into a round shape (diameter 2 inch) using a pastry cutter or cookie cutter.
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Put the pastry rounds into the greased mould (use butter or coking spray) and make sure the dough goes up the sides as well.Then trim off the excess pastry.
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Prick the base with a fork to prevent air bubbles.
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In a pan heat 1/2 table spoon olive oil over medium high heat add garlic and mix.
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Next add onion, salmon, and mashed potatoes.
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Mix until onion is softened and everything is heated through.
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Add pepper and salt.
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Mix well.
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Place your prepared filling in the pastry and beat the 1/2 egg.
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Brush the egg over the filling.
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Bake about 20 minutes at 200 c degrees or until the crust is golden brown.
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Remove from oven and let cool.
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After that decorate with colored mashed potatoes.
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Take a potato.
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Peel and boil it until fork tender.
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Drain the water.
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Squash it.
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Add butter salt, white pepper and food coloring.
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Mix well.
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Put into a piping bag and pipe it on top of the filling, as Ive done in the photo above.
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The basket handle was made out of pastry dough.
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You can do this with the extra scraps of dough if you want.
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Serve and enjoy.
