Sfirra

Sfiha is a small baked pie originally from Syria and Lebanon!
It is found in other Middle Eastern countries such as Jordan, Israel and Iraq, in Brazil and Argentina aswell,  was taken by Arab immigrants (Syrian-Lebanese) and became extremely popular.


In Brazil, there is a fast food, very famous, specializing in sfirras!

There are different recipes for sfirra. The traditional way is always made with bread dough, baked in the oven, with toppings that can be beef, mutton, cheese, yoghurt and seasoned vegetables.

The best I have ever tasted was made by a grandmother's friend! A Lebanese lady, amazing cook!
That's her dough recipe!

For the dough:

½ kg of flour
1 teaspoon of bread dry yeast
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon (coffee) of sugar
100 ml of oil
200 ml of milk (I used low fat)
1 egg
cornmeal to open 

How to Make:

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.

Mix well until a uniform dough and let it rest for 30 minutes covered with a damp cloth.

Open small balls leaving the edge a little thicker than the center.

Spread the filling and took it to the oven. 

No need to grease the baking sheet, just spread a little cornmeal before you bake.

For the Filling:

250g minced beef
1/2 tomatoes peeled and seeded
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon of zattar
1 teaspoon of tahini
Juice of 1 lemon
salt
chopped mint

Mix all, put in a sieve and let it drip by half an hour.
Done!



After opening the sfirras, put the filling (raw).
Bake in medium oven, 180 degrees for 25 minutes (until gold).

Enjoy!!!

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