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Sfeeha (Lebanon)

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 2h
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • BREAD
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons yeast
  • 3 tablespoons oil (olive oil)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • STUFFING
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 2 tablespoons oil (olive oil)
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon tahini
  • 1 tablespoon sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon molasses (optional - pomegranate molasses)
  • BREAD TOP
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 tablespoons powdered milk
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: BREAD: Proof yeast with the water and honey. Add oil and flour with salt. Knead until ball forms. Slam dough down on board 10 times. Let dough rise until doubled.

  • Step 2: Punch down.

  • Step 3: Cut into egg sized balls. Let rest while cooking meat mixture.

  • Step 4: STUFFING: Saute ground beef and onions in olive oil, allspice, cardamom, and cinnamon. Add tahini, sour cream, pine nuts and pomegranate molasses. Stir to combine.

  • Step 5: Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.

  • Step 6: TO ASSEMBLE: Grease a baking sheet.

  • Step 7: Roll dough into a small circle.

  • Step 8: Place stuffing in center.making sure it is cool to hot melts dough

  • Step 9: Wet the outer edge of dough with water.

  • Step 10: Take 2 sides of dough and seal them by pinching between finger and thumb.

  • Step 11: Repeat with other side; will resemble a star with stuffing showing. Put on baking sheet.

  • Step 12: Repeat until done.

  • Step 13: Let rise 10 minutes, covered.

  • Step 14: Brush with powdered milk mixture.

  • Step 15: Bake 10 minutes until underside is cooked golden.

  • Step 16: Place under broiler until tops are golden.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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