Best 5 Homemade Samoas Recipe By Tasty Recipes

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Samoas, a delightful treat originating from the streets of Samoa, have captured the hearts of cookie enthusiasts worldwide. These delectable morsels, crafted with a combination of crispy cookies, rich caramel, toasted coconut, and a drizzle of chocolate, offer a symphony of flavors and textures that dance on the palate.

This article presents a collection of three Samoa recipes that cater to diverse preferences and skill levels. The classic Samoa recipe remains faithful to the traditional method, using simple ingredients to create the iconic cookie. For those seeking a gluten-free alternative, the gluten-free Samoa recipe offers a delightful twist on the classic, using almond flour and coconut flour to create a crispy and flavorful cookie base. Lastly, the Samoa bites recipe provides a fun and easy option, perfect for parties or quick snacks, featuring bite-sized cookies topped with caramel, coconut, and chocolate.

Each recipe includes step-by-step instructions, detailed ingredient lists, and helpful tips to ensure a successful baking experience. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, these recipes will guide you towards creating irresistible Samoa cookies that will leave you and your loved ones craving for more.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

KENYAN BEEF SAMOSAS RECIPE BY TASTY



Kenyan Beef Samosas Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: olive oil, ground beef, medium red onion, garlic, jalapeño, salt, pepper, ground coriander, cumin, scallions, frozen peas, fresh cilantro, all-purpose flour, salt, olive oil, water, flour, canola oil, lime wedge

Provided by Katie Aubin

Categories     Snacks

Yield 15 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
1 lb ground beef
1 medium red onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 jalapeño, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon cumin
4 scallions, diced
1 cup frozen peas, defrosted
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
3 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 cup water, plus 2 tablespoons more
1 tablespoon flour, mixed with 1 tablespoon of water
3 cups canola oil
lime wedge, for serving

Steps:

  • In a large pan over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil. Once hot, add the ground beef. Use a spatula to break apart the meat and cook for 3 minutes. Add onion and cook until beef is brown and onion is translucent, about 4 minutes.
  • Add the garlic, jalapeño, salt, pepper, coriander, cumin, and scallions to the meat. Cook for 2 minutes. Add the peas and cilantro, then cook for another 2 minutes. Remove the meat filling from the heat and let cool.
  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, olive oil, and water. Use your hand or a spatula to mix together. Once the dough pulls away from sides of the bowl, transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead for 4 minutes or until the dough is smooth and soft.
  • Shape dough into a ball and brush with olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and a warm damp tea towel. Let rest for 30 minutes.
  • Remove tea towel and plastic wrap and roll the dough out into a 10-inch (25-cm) long log. Cut into 10 even sections. Take one section and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on a lightly floured surface and use a rolling pin to roll it out into a thin circle about 10 inches (25-cm) in diameter. Repeat with the remaining dough. Stack the dough circles as you roll them out, sprinkling a bit of flour between each one and keeping them covered with plastic wrap so they don't dry out.
  • In a greased large pan over high heat, place one of the circles of dough and cook for 10 seconds on each side. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Cut one of the par-cooked dough circles into four quarters. Take one quarter and, with the round side closest to you, fold the bottom half to the right. Use the flour paste to seal the fold. Repeat with the left side, crossing over your previous fold to create a cone like pocket. Fill the pocket with meat filling, then fold the remaining tip of the dough towards you and seal with flour paste. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.
  • In a large, deep pan, heat the canola oil to 350°F (180°C). Once the oil is at the correct temperature, carefully place 4-6 sambusas in the pan. Fry for about 5 minutes, flipping once, until light, golden brown. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 587 calories, Carbohydrate 24 grams, Fat 49 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 11 grams, Sugar 1 gram

HOMEMADE SAMOAS RECIPE BY TASTY



Homemade Samoas Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla extract, soft caramel, salt, heavy cream, vanilla extract, toasted coconut, chocolate

Provided by Tasty

Categories     Bakery Goods

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup butter
½ cup sugar
2 cups flour, more for dusting
¼ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups soft caramel
¼ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons heavy cream
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups toasted coconut
1 cup chocolate, melted

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the creamed butter and sugar. Make sure it's well incorporate, it will have a crumbly texture.
  • Add the milk and vanilla. Bring together and refrigerate for 30 min.
  • Melt the caramel with salt, heavy cream and vanilla in the microwave (2 min).
  • Add the melted caramel to the the toasted coconut. Make sure to save about ¼ cup of the melted caramel. The reserved caramel will be used to 'glue' the caramel coconut mix to the cookie.
  • Roll out cookie dough and cut out your cookies. Place on a parchment paper and bake for 10-13 minutes at 350°F (175°C). Set aside to cool down.
  • Once the cookie is cool enough to touch, add some of the reserved caramel to the top, then add a layer of caramel coconut.
  • Dip in melted chocolate and drizzle chocolate over the top. Let chocolate set.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170 calories, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, Sugar 14 grams

SAMOSAS



Samosas image

This samosa recipe is one of my family's absolute favorites. These crispy dough pockets are stuffed with potatoes and peas, then air-fried to give them a healthier twist. In India's northern and western regions, samosas are a popular street food. They also make a perfect starter or side dish. -Soniya Saluja, The Belly Rules the Mind

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Appetizers

Time 35m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons ghee or canola oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
3/4 cup cold water
5 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped
6 tablespoons canola oil, divided
1 cup fresh or frozen peas, thawed
1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
Optional: Fennel seed, crushed coriander seeds, caraway seeds or amchur (dried mango powder)

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine flour, ghee, salt and caraway seeds until mixture resembles bread crumbs. Gradually stir in enough water to form a firm dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rest for 1 hour., Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook until just tender, 8-10 minutes; drain. Set aside to cool slightly. In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Add potatoes and cook until potatoes start to cling to the skillet, about 5 minutes. Stir in peas, ginger, garam masala, cumin seeds and salt; cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in optional ingredients as desired. Set aside., Divide dough into 6 pieces. Roll 1 piece of dough into a 10x6-in. oval. Cut dough in half. Moisten straight edge with water. Bring 1 corner of half moon up to meet the other corner of the half moon, forming a cone. Pinch seam to seal. Fill with 3-4 tablespoons potato mixture. Moisten curved edge of dough with water; fold over top of filling and and press seam to seal. Gently press the bottom of the samosa to flatten slightly. Repeat with remaining dough and filling., Preheat air fryer to 350°. Brush the samosas with the remaining 3 tablespoons oil. In batches, arrange in a single layer without touching in the air-fryer basket. Cook until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280 calories, Fat 14g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 203mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

HOMEMADE SAMOA COOKIES



Homemade Samoa Cookies image

Experimenting with shortbread cookie recipes, I found a way to create a cookie the not only gives you a melt-in-your-mouth texture, but also retains its shape and doesn't crumble when you pick it up. I ended up making these for Easter weekend to give out as gifts. So far the cookies haven't made it past the 2 hour mark after being opened and left up on a table for consumption. Hope you love these as much as my friends and family do! Enjoy!

Provided by Shyla Lane

Categories     Desserts     Cookies

Time 1h

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon milk
4 cups sweetened flaked coconut
22 ounces caramels (such as Kraft® Caramel Bits)
1 pound chocolate (such as CandiQuick®)

Steps:

  • Beat butter, white sugar, and salt together in a bowl; add 2 cups flour and stir. Beat 1 cup flour into butter mixture; mix until a sticky dough forms.
  • Whisk egg, vanilla extract, and milk together in a bowl. Beat remaining flour and egg mixture into dough. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Break off a small portion of dough and roll it out on a lightly floured work surface into a 1/4-inch thick round. Place round on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Bake cookies in the preheated oven until slightly golden and soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Cook and stir coconut in a large skillet over medium heat until golden brown and toasted, 2 to 4 minutes.
  • Melt caramel bits in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir coconut into caramel. Press a spoonful of caramel-coconut mixture into the top of each cookie.
  • Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth, about 60 seconds. Dip the base of each cookie into melted chocolate and place dipped cookies on parchment paper until chocolate sets. Drizzle chocolate over the top of each cookie.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 593.7 calories, Carbohydrate 75 g, Cholesterol 60.3 mg, Fat 32.4 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 5.9 g, SaturatedFat 20.5 g, Sodium 371.3 mg, Sugar 48.2 g

VEGETABLE SAMOSAS



Vegetable samosas image

Serve up these crisp vegan samosas as a tasty starter or side dish with your favourite curry. They also make great buffet food for your next party.

Provided by Member recipe by maddiek

Categories     Buffet, Side dish, Snack

Time 1h40m

Yield Makes 24

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 potato (about 150g) finely diced
1 carrot (about 100g) finely diced
100g frozen peas
2 tsp curry powder or your own spices according to taste
100ml vegetable stock
225g plain flour
2 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2l vegetable oil to deep fry

Steps:

  • To make the filling, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and garlic, mix in the spices and fry for 10 mins until soft. Add the vegetables, seasoning and stir well until coated. Add the stock, cover and simmer for 30 mins until cooked. Leave to cool.
  • To make the pastry, mix flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre, add the oil and 100ml water to make a firm dough. Knead the dough on a floured surface for 5-10 mins until smooth and roll into a ball. Cover in cling film and set aside at room temperature for 30 mins.
  • Divide the pastry into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and roll out into a circle of 15cm. Divide this circle into two equal pieces with a knife.
  • Brush each edge with a little water and form a cone shape around your fingers, sealing the dampened edge. Fill with 1 tbsp mixture and press the two dampened edges together to seal the top of the cone. Repeat with the remaining pastry.
  • Heat the oil in a large deep saucepan to 180C. The oil should come 1/3rd of the way up the pan. Deep fry the samosas in batches for 8-10 mins until crisp and brown. Take out and drain on kitchen paper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 10 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.43 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • To make the caramel even richer, use a combination of light and dark brown sugar.
  • If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can test the caramel by dropping a small amount into a glass of cold water. If it forms a hard ball, it's ready.
  • Be careful not to overcook the caramel, or it will become too hard and brittle.
  • If the caramel seizes up, add a tablespoon of water and stir until it dissolves.
  • To make the chocolate coating smoother, melt it in a double boiler or in the microwave in short bursts, stirring in between.
  • If you don't have parchment paper, you can grease a baking sheet with butter or cooking spray.
  • Let the samoas cool completely before dipping them in chocolate, or the chocolate will melt.
  • Store the samoas in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

These homemade samoas are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. With a crispy cookie base, a chewy caramel center, and a rich chocolate coating, they're sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a sweet snack, give these samoas a try!

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