Sfiha (lebanese Pie)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 kg ground lamb
• 1 kg firm tomato, finely chopped
• 5 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash ground cayenne pepper
• 1 dash ground cinnamon
• 1 dash ground allspice
• 2 tablespoons butter, diced
• 2 tablespoons yoghurt
• 1 tablespoon sesame paste (tahinah)
• 1 tablespoon thickened pomegranate juice (if available)
• 4 tablespoons fried pine nuts

Recipe

• 1 mix well meat, tomatoes, onion and spices. add yoghurt, sesame paste and pomegranate. mix all with fried pine nuts. add butter.
• 2 for dough (check out my ajeen (basic dough) for ajeen) divide dough into walnut size balls. roll between hand palms to smooth.
• 3 roll out balls with a rolling pin to form 8 cm diameter circles. put one tblp of meat mixture on dough circle seeing that a cube is in each spoon.
• 4 bring the edges up and press to make a square.
• 5 arrange meat pastries in a tray brushed with butter. bake in a moderate heat oven (180°c) for 30 minutes or till dough is golden and meat is cooked.
• 6 serve hot with yoghurt.