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Stuffed Leg of Lamb Wrapped in Pastry(Bouty Arniou Ghemisto Zim) Recipe

Stuffed Leg of Lamb Wrapped in Pastry(Bouty Arniou Ghemisto Zim) Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

3/4 lb ground lean pork
3 green onions, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 tbsp orange peel, finely minced
3/4 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp freshly ground salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper , to taste
2 tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tbsp active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees )
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, room temperature (1 stick)
1 1/2 cups milk, room temperature
1 (5 -6 lb) leg of lamb, trimmed and boned
3 tbsp butter, softened
2 -3 garlic cloves, minced (or pressed )
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
1 tbsp dried rosemary, crushed
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp milk

Directions:

For stuffing:.
Combine all ingredients and blend well.
Cover and refrigerate.
For pastry:.
Disolve sugar and yeast in warm water and let stand until foamy and proofed.
Combine flour and salt in large bowl.
Using your hands, rub butter into flour until it is absorbed.
Make well in the center of flour and pour in yeast and milk.
Still using hands,push flour from sides of bowl into center and mix to form dough.
Knead several minutes until smooth.
Place in lightly oiled bowl and turn to coat.
Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in warm area until doubled, about 1 hour.
For lamb:.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Set butterflied lamb skin side down on working surface.
Pound to flatten slightly.
Mix butter,garlic,salt and pepper to a paste; rub half thoroughly into lamb.
Spread with stuffing and reshape leg.
Sew closed with string;tie crosswise at 1 inch intervals and twice around length to hold stuffing.
Rub outside with remaining butter mixture, then rub with rosemary.
Set on rack in roasting pan and roast 20 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 350 and roast an additional 40 minutes.
Let cool, then remove string and brush off excess rosemary.
* Lamb can be prepared ahead to this point. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 24 hours.Don't start the pastry until you take the lamb out of the refrigerator.
Lightly oil shallow roasting pan.
Knead dough once again.
Roll out enough dough on lightly floured surface to make rectangle 1/4 inch thick, large enough to completely enclose lamb with a 1 inch overlap.
Set lamb on one end of rectangle.
Beat yolks with milk and brush some on edges of dough;fold dough over lamb.
Press seams together; trim and reserve excess dough.
Set seam side down in roasting pan and brush with some of yolk.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roll excess dough into long thin ropes. Braid in threes to go around top perimeter of lamb.
Remaining dough can also be made into smaller and thinner ropes and/or worked into more intricate designs such as leaves,tiny birds, flowers and coiled snakes inside the encircling braid, all symbols of Easter in Greece.
Brush decorations with yolk mixture.
Bake until pastry sets, about 15 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes(use a meat thermometer to check doneness).
Transfer to heated platter and garnish with fresh mint sprigs, if desired.
Let stand several minutes before slicing.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	700.99 Kcal (2935 kJ)
Calories from fat	245.28 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	27.25g	42%
Cholesterol	146.9mg	49%
Sodium	832.28mg	35%
Potassium	539.89mg	11%
Total Carbs	78.16g	26%
Sugars	4.63g	19%
Dietary Fiber	3.98g	16%
Protein	33.34g	67%
Vitamin C	7.2mg	12%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	7%
Iron	3.3mg	18%
Calcium	115.3mg	12%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	231.33 Kcal (969 kJ)
Calories from fat	80.94 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	8.99g	42%
Cholesterol	48.48mg	49%
Sodium	274.65mg	35%
Potassium	178.16mg	11%
Total Carbs	25.79g	26%
Sugars	1.53g	19%
Dietary Fiber	1.31g	16%
Protein	11g	67%
Vitamin C	2.4mg	12%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	7%
Iron	1.1mg	18%
Calcium	38.1mg	12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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