Pastelicos Filled with Spiced Meat and Pine Nuts — Jewish Food Society

Ingredients

• ¼ cup canola oil
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1 teaspoon Ras el Hanout
• ½ tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 ½ cups water
• 2 sticks + 5 tablespoons unsalted margarine (kosher) or butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 5 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup sesame seeds, for sprinkling