4 am baking!!

We've just got a new puppy, and last night was its first night without its mummy :(! So that meant that we had a very noisy night! I ended up having to go down and play around with Trevor/Sam/ Obi (wan-kenobi!) at 4 am.

Once he was back to sleep I decided to bake an aubergine chocolate cake for my aunt and experiment with a samoussa recipe, because us Mauritians love our samoussas :D!

HEALTHY SAMOUSSAS
These are more like a cross between samoussas and Vietnamese spring rolls, but the curried filling does give these an authentic Mauritian touch. Also each wrapper contains about 10 calories as opposed to the usual carb-y /buttery pastry.

• A couple of spring roll wrappers, 'galette de riz' (the type used for vietnamese spring rolls).
• Any filling of your choice (I stir-fried some onion, cabbage and beansprouts in curry powder, delish!)

1. Soak one wrapper in a bowl of water, after about 30 seconds or once softened, place the wrapper on a dry clean cloth.
2. Place a teaspoon (NOTE: I tried with more filling, but this causes the wrapper to tear when baking) of filling in the middle of the circle, trying to shape it into a rough triangle shape. Then, bring up the 3 sides surrounding the 'triangle of filling' and stick them down. You can use the following link for clearer instructions. http://www.cutoutfoldup.com/126-fold-an-equilateral-triangle-from-a-circle.php
3. Place on a WELL greased tray and bake for about 20 minutes on one side, and 10 minutes on the other. Perhaps next time I'll try to pan fry them too.

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