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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 a 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 12 inch square that is about 1/8 inch thick, using a rolling pin.
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Put the greased molds onto a 12-inch square pastry sheet.
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(I made the duck mold out of thick paper.
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I covered the paper with aluminum foil.
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Before using a duck mold, brush it with butter or cooking spray.)
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Break off pieces of dough and press them into the mold make sure the dough goes up the sides as well but make sure to leave a hollow in the middle for your filling mixture.Then trim off the excess pastry.
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In a pan heat 1/2 table spoon 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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Place your prepared filling in the pastry duck.
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Brush the edges of the pastry with some egg wash (the reserved 1/2 of the beaten egg) then place additional pastry (you can use scraps that have been rolled flat) over the top and press down to seal.
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Bake about 20 minutes at 200C degrees or until the crust is golden brown.
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Remove from oven and let cool.
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After that, you can decorate the duck shaped snack with eyes and mouth/beak.
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Ive done so in the photo using food coloring for the eyes and mouth/beak.
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This recipe will have enough dough and filling to make 4 duck snacks.
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Serve and enjoy.
