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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 beaten egg yolk and also add 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 in plastic wrap and chill for 10 -15 minutes.
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Now take the chilled dough and roll out into a 12 inch square that is about 1/8 inch thick, using a rolling pin.
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Draw a fish shape on a piece of paper and cut it out (fish should be approximately 6 x4 inch).
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Place the fish pattern on top of the dough and cut it out with a sharp knife.
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Place the pieces of fish shaped dough onto a greased baking pan (use butter or coking spray to grease the pan).
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In a pan heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat, add garlic and mix until slightly softened.
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Next add onion, salmon, and prepared (or leftover) 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.This recipe will have enough dough and filling to make 4 number of fish.
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Spread your prepared filling over the pastry fish, leaving about 1/2 inch around the edges so that you can seal it.
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Brush the edges of the pastry with some of the beaten egg, then place additional pastry fish over the top and press down the edges to seal.
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After that, you can decorate the fish with eye, mouth and scales.
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Ive done in the photo above you can use scraps of the dough and cut out small rounds and then layer them like a fishs scales.
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Brush the egg on top of the pastry.
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Bake about 20 minutes at 200 c degrees or until the crust is golden brown.
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Serve and enjoy.
