Wholemeal Arabic Sfeha
I fancied having another go at making Arabic Sfeha (meat pastries), I made some with white flour, and made these with wholemeal flour as an experiment. They came out really well :o)
The open pies are beef mince pies. Some of the closed triangle ones are stuffed with feta cheese, and the others are stuffed with spinach.
I made a few mini pizzas as well.
Here is a mixture:
Here's the recipe from last time:
Homemade Sfeha (mini lamb pies).
Preperation Time 30 mins (plus standing time)
Cooking Time 10 mins
Dough Ingredients:
- 150g plain flour
- 7g dry yeast
- half teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 125ml warm water
- olive-oil spray.
Lamb topping Ingredients:
- 100g lamb mince
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon salt
- half teaspoon pepper
- quarter teaspoon chilli powder
- half an onion cut finely
- pine nuts
- 2 teaspoons pomegranate molasses
Cooking Method:
1- Make dough by mixing flour, yeast, salt, oil and enough warm water until mixture forms a ball. Place ball of dough in oiled medium bowl, spray with oil. Cover and stand in warm place about 1 hour until dough doubles in size.
2- Meanwhile, make lamb topping by combining the ingredients in a small bowl.
3- Pr-heat oven to moderately hot. 200C (400F) Gas Mark 6
4-Knead dough on lightly floured surface 5 minutes, roll dough to 2cm thickness. Using 7cm cutter, cut 20 rounds from dough, place rounds on oiled tray.
5- Divide topping among rounds, press a little to ensure it sticks.
6- Bake uncovered in oven about 10 to 12 minutes.
7- You could also make other shapes such as boat shaped with the edges up etc.
8- Enjoy with yoghurt, salad and Syrian dips such as hummos and aubergine dips.
The open pies are beef mince pies. Some of the closed triangle ones are stuffed with feta cheese, and the others are stuffed with spinach.
I made a few mini pizzas as well.
Here is a mixture:
Here's the recipe from last time:
Homemade Sfeha (mini lamb pies).
Preperation Time 30 mins (plus standing time)
Cooking Time 10 mins
Dough Ingredients:
- 150g plain flour
- 7g dry yeast
- half teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 125ml warm water
- olive-oil spray.
Lamb topping Ingredients:
- 100g lamb mince
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon salt
- half teaspoon pepper
- quarter teaspoon chilli powder
- half an onion cut finely
- pine nuts
- 2 teaspoons pomegranate molasses
Cooking Method:
1- Make dough by mixing flour, yeast, salt, oil and enough warm water until mixture forms a ball. Place ball of dough in oiled medium bowl, spray with oil. Cover and stand in warm place about 1 hour until dough doubles in size.
2- Meanwhile, make lamb topping by combining the ingredients in a small bowl.
3- Pr-heat oven to moderately hot. 200C (400F) Gas Mark 6
4-Knead dough on lightly floured surface 5 minutes, roll dough to 2cm thickness. Using 7cm cutter, cut 20 rounds from dough, place rounds on oiled tray.
5- Divide topping among rounds, press a little to ensure it sticks.
6- Bake uncovered in oven about 10 to 12 minutes.
7- You could also make other shapes such as boat shaped with the edges up etc.
8- Enjoy with yoghurt, salad and Syrian dips such as hummos and aubergine dips.
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