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For the dough: 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 1 beaten 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 in plastic wrap and chill for 10 -15 minutes.
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Now take the chilled dough and roll out into a large square that is about 18 inch thick, using a rolling pin.
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You need two different sized round shaped cookie cutters for this (one 2 1/2 inch, second 1/2 inch ).
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Using a 2- 1/2 inch diameter round cookie cutter, cut 16 dough rounds.
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After that take 8 of the pastry rounds and cut a round shape out of the middle of that using the 1/2 inch cutter.
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Now separate the middle, smallest size round.
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For the filling: In a pan heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat, add garlic and saute 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.
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Now place your prepared filling (about 1 tablespoon) on the big pastry rounds leaving a small space around the edge free of filling.
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Next place one tomato slice on the middle of the filling.
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Brush the edges of the pastry with some egg wash then place another pastry round (one with the center cut out) over the top and press down to seal.
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(see picture)
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After that, you can decorate the pastry with small flowers.
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I have done in the photo above .
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you can use scraps of the dough and cut out small flowers (using a small flower cookie cutter or a knife) and then place over the top of the pastry.
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Brush the remaining egg on top of the pastry.
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Next, I made twisted rope out of scraps of the dough and put the rope around the top edge of the pastry, to make border.
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Brush the remaining egg on top of the twisted rope.
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Bake about 25 minutes at 200 cup degrees or until the crust is golden brown.
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Serve and enjoy.
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