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1. Place the flour on board and add the salt, 6 oz. butter and water to make soft dough.
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2. Knead, leave to rest for a little and roll out rather thinly.
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3. Spread with melted butter, sprinkle with flour and fold in two.
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4. Re-butter, sprinkle with flour and fold again, then flatten with the rolling pin and cut into 5-inch squares.
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5. Take half the squares and place on each 1 tablespoon jam thinned with a little water; moisten the edges and cover with another square, pressing the edges.
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6. Fry in very hot oil. Dip the 'pastelitos' in hot syrup and cook for 2 minutes.
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7. To make the syrup
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8. Put sugar in saucepan, cover with water, add some vanilla essence and boil for 5 minutes.
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