Hi
Ok I got the hump.
I made up a samosa filling.
Used pre-made samosa/ spring roll pastry sheets.
Then shoved them in hot oil.
Done it before and all worked fine. Used left over pastry that was refrozen
before, no problems.
This time they puffed up and opened up, filling everywhere, well in the pan.
Small blessing.
They also didn't brown as normal.
Same pastry (Wheat flour, veg oil, salt, water it says on the packet).
Used ground nut oil as usual.
So went and bought some new wrappers. Thought maybe it's the freezing. Same
thing.
Only difference was I used lemon juice in the filling instead of mango
powder. Recipe says either.
Any ideas as to why it went wrong?
Cheers Ian

"BB" .> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Ok I got the hump.
> I made up a samosa filling.
> Used pre-made samosa/ spring roll pastry sheets.
> Then shoved them in hot oil.
> Done it before and all worked fine. Used left over pastry that was
> refrozen before, no problems.
> This time they puffed up and opened up, filling everywhere, well in the
> pan. Small blessing.
> They also didn't brown as normal.
> Same pastry (Wheat flour, veg oil, salt, water it says on the packet).
> Used ground nut oil as usual.
> So went and bought some new wrappers. Thought maybe it's the freezing.
> Same thing.
> Only difference was I used lemon juice in the filling instead of mango
> powder. Recipe says either.
> Any ideas as to why it went wrong?
> Cheers Ian

Ian, sounds to me like perhaps you didn't seal them well enough. I don't
make samosas with spring roll sheets, but when I make wontons, the old
wrapper explosion means I wasn't quite diligent enough in pressing the
wrappers tightly together.

HTH,
TammyM

BB wrote:
>
> Hi
> Ok I got the hump.
> I made up a samosa filling.
> Used pre-made samosa/ spring roll pastry sheets.
> Then shoved them in hot oil.
> Done it before and all worked fine. Used left over pastry that was refrozen
> before, no problems.
> This time they puffed up and opened up, filling everywhere, well in the pan.
> Small blessing.
> They also didn't brown as normal.
> Same pastry (Wheat flour, veg oil, salt, water it says on the packet).
> Used ground nut oil as usual.
> So went and bought some new wrappers. Thought maybe it's the freezing. Same
> thing.
> Only difference was I used lemon juice in the filling instead of mango
> powder. Recipe says either.
> Any ideas as to why it went wrong?
> Cheers Ian


Too much filling.
Poor sealing.
Too much moisture in the filling; perhaps the lemon juice upset the
equilibrium.

On Thu, 21 May 2009 16:19:02 +0100, "BB" .>
wrote:

>Hi
>Ok I got the hump.
>I made up a samosa filling.
>Used pre-made samosa/ spring roll pastry sheets.
>Then shoved them in hot oil.
>Done it before and all worked fine. Used left over pastry that was refrozen
>before, no problems.
>This time they puffed up and opened up, filling everywhere, well in the pan.

In addition to the other possibilities suggested, particularly the
excess dampness that refrozen pastry can have, if you don't get all the
air out of the wrapping, it will expand and explode.

Thanks for the ideas.
BB
"Arri London" > wrote in message
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>
>
> BB wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>> Ok I got the hump.
>> I made up a samosa filling.
>> Used pre-made samosa/ spring roll pastry sheets.
>> Then shoved them in hot oil.
>> Done it before and all worked fine. Used left over pastry that was
>> refrozen
>> before, no problems.
>> This time they puffed up and opened up, filling everywhere, well in the
>> pan.
>> Small blessing.
>> They also didn't brown as normal.
>> Same pastry (Wheat flour, veg oil, salt, water it says on the packet).
>> Used ground nut oil as usual.
>> So went and bought some new wrappers. Thought maybe it's the freezing.
>> Same
>> thing.
>> Only difference was I used lemon juice in the filling instead of mango
>> powder. Recipe says either.
>> Any ideas as to why it went wrong?
>> Cheers Ian
>
>
> Too much filling.
> Poor sealing.
> Too much moisture in the filling; perhaps the lemon juice upset the
> equilibrium.