🇱🇧 Lebanon recipe

Sfiha

Lebanese open-faced meat pies with a soft, slightly chewy dough base topped with a mixture of finely minced lamb, tomatoes, onions, and pine nuts, seasoned with warm spices and brightened with a squeeze of lemon. They are a staple of Lebanese bakeries and home kitchens throughout the country.

Prep30 mins + 1 hr rise
Cook12 mins per batch
Serves20
Difficultymedium
Sfiha, a Lebanon dish

Ingredients

  • For the dough: 500g all-purpose flour
  • 7g instant dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 8g fine sea salt
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 280ml warm water
  • For the topping: 400g finely minced lamb
  • 1 large onion, very finely diced
  • 2 medium ripe tomatoes, finely diced and drained
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 30g pine nuts
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • Juice of 1 lemon

Method

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Nutrition per serving

Calories
289
Protein
12 g
Carbs
27 g
Fat
15 g

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