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flour (about 500 grams) • instant yeast • sugar • salt • baking powder • vanilla extract • cocoa powder • vegetable oil • warm milk (about 250 ml) • Nutella • chopped walnuts (about 100 grams) • milk for brushing •

Dough Ingredients: • coarse semolina (about 160 grams) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • ghee (about 225 grams) • sugar (about 150 grams) • milk (120 ml) • rose water • yeast • mahlab (optional, ground cherry pit spice) • Filling Ingredients: • walnuts, chopped (about 100 grams) • sugar •

fine semolina (about 4 1/2 cups) • semolina (about 1 3/4 cups) • clarified butter or ghee (about 1 3/4 cups) • sugar (200 grams) • powdered milk (about 50 grams) • mixed orange blossom and rose water (240 ml) • mahlab spice • yeast • Filling: • pistachios (about 2 1/2 cups) • clarified butter or ghee • powdered sugar •

coarse semolina (about 320 grams) • fine semolina flour (about 320 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • clarified butter or ghee (about 300 grams) • mahlab spice • yeast • orange blossom water (about 60 ml) • rose water (about 60 ml) • Powdered sugar, for dusting • walnuts (about 200 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • small espresso cup (about 1.5 oz/45 ml) mixed orange blossom and rose water

soft labneh • finely chopped onion • chopped parsley • chopped walnuts • olive oil • salt to taste

labneh • crushed garlic • medium green chili pepper • walnuts • Olive oil

ready-made baklava phyllo dough or homemade (see my other recipes for how to make it) • For brushing between layers • butter (about 115 grams) • ghee (about 115 grams) • (Filling) • finely chopped walnuts (about 300 grams) • finely chopped peanuts (about 140 grams) • finely chopped and toasted kataifi pastry with 1 tablespoon ghee (about 70 grams) • shredded coconut, optional (about 40 grams) • ground cinnamon • prepared simple syrup, for soaking (about 120 ml) • (Simple Syrup) Prepare in advance •

fine semolina (about 800 grams) • medium semolina (about 200 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • powdered milk (about 25 grams) • orange blossom and rose water mix (about 180 ml) • clarified butter or ghee (about 400 grams) • Filling • dates, pistachios, or walnuts (about 800 grams) • simple syrup • orange blossom water • clarified butter or ghee

Baklava or phyllo dough • melted butter (about 100 grams) • ground pistachios or walnuts (about 250 grams) • ground cardamom • sugar • sugar • water • lemon juice • rose water

boiled potatoes • finely ground walnuts (about 100 grams) • chopped fresh green herbs (such as parsley and mint) (about 15 grams) • Salt to taste • little finely chopped lamb fat (about 2 tablespoons or 20 grams)

kunafa dough • For the filling: • Coarsely ground walnuts • orange blossom water • rose water • simple syrup (about 60 ml)

labneh • crushed walnuts • garlic, crushed • chili paste or to taste • dried mint • Olive oil

flour (about 280 grams) • cornstarch (about 60 grams) • powdered milk (about 50 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • oil (about 180 ml) • eggs • vanilla • ground cardamom • baking powder • salt • For the filling: • pitted dates •

ground beef or lamb (about 225 grams) • fine bulgur wheat (about 170 grams) • onion • dried marjoram • dried basil • Lemon or orange zest • cumin • Water, • salt • black pepper • all-purpose flour (about 8 grams) • onion •

finely ground beef (500 grams) • fine bulgur wheat • salt • kibbeh spice mix or seven spice blend • coarsely ground beef (500 grams) • small onions, finely chopped • salt • spice blend • ground cinnamon • walnuts, finely chopped

fine bulgur wheat for kibbeh • lean beef, pounded or ground for kibbeh dough • finely ground beef for filling • large onions • Salt • Black pepper • Vegetable oil for deep frying • clarified butter (about 30 grams) • Pine nuts or walnuts for the filling

pumpkin (about 6 1/2 lbs or 3 kg) • fine bulgur (about 1 kg) • onions, finely chopped • small bunch each of fresh mint and basil • salt • cumin • finely ground beef (about 100 grams) • large onions, chopped • dried mint • Cumin • -spice blend • ground walnuts (about 100 grams) •

finely ground rice (about 180 grams) • water (about 1.9 liters) • caraway seeds • ground cinnamon • sugar (about 300 grams, adjust to taste) • Walnuts • Almonds • Pistachios • Finely shredded coconut

Fine brown bulgur • Ground beef • Spices, salt, and pepper • Chopped walnuts • Finely chopped onion • lean beef (no fat) and a whole peeled onion • Ground cumin

fine bulgur wheat • lean beef, finely ground • onion • black pepper • Salt to taste • Red pepper paste • For the filling • ground veal • walnuts (about 100 grams) • Salt to taste • Black pepper to taste • vegetable ghee or shortening •

Dough Ingredients • medium-coarse semolina (about 800 grams) • fine semolina (about 400 grams) • unsalted butter or ghee (about 500 grams) • powdered milk • sugar • active dry yeast • simple syrup • orange blossom water • rose water • salt • Walnut Filling Ingredients •

very finely ground beef or kibbeh meat • fine bulgur (about 400 grams) • large onion • fresh mint • fresh basil • Kibbeh spice blend • Salt to taste • hot water (about 360 ml) • baking soda • very finely ground beef • barberries (optional) • seven spice blend •

ground rice (about 480 grams) • water (5.5 liters) • sugar (about 1 kg) • ground caraway • ground cinnamon • Mixed nuts for garnish, amounts to taste and availability: almonds (I forgot to add them) • walnuts • cashews • raisins • pistachios • shredded coconut

fine rice flour (about 160 grams) • water (about 1.65 liters) • sugar (about 400 grams) • ground cinnamon • ground caraway • For garnish: • Shredded coconut • Pistachios • Almonds • Pine nuts • Walnuts • Hazelnuts •

chicken breast (about 500 grams) • water (1 liter), for boiling the chicken • small cup white rice • Cinnamon • For the yogurt sauce: • plain yogurt (or more, depending on the amount cooked) • tahini • little water • Salt • Spices for boiling the chicken: • Bay • Nutmeg •

fine brown bulgur • lean beef • spicy onions • fresh basil leaves • red pepper paste • salt • seven spice blend • cumin (optional) • large cup walnuts • ground beef • ground lamb fat (tail fat) • spicy onions •

lean beef, finely ground • large cups fine brown bulgur (about 16 ounces or 450 grams) • fresh basil leaves • large spicy onions • mild red pepper paste • raw walnuts (about 60 grams) • seven spice blend • cumin • salt • olive oil (about 120 ml)

rice flour • sugar • ground cinnamon • ground caraway • water • shredded coconut • ground pistachios • ground walnuts • blanched, chopped almonds • golden raisins (optional)

For the kibbeh dough, you’ll need: • fine bulgur wheat (about 170 grams) • fine semolina or cracked wheat (about 170 grams) • Warm water, • lean ground beef or lamb (about 225 grams) • Salt and mixed spices • Onion juice • Ground beef or lamb • Chopped onion • Mixed spices, black pepper, and salt • pomegranate molasses • Pine nuts or walnuts (or any nuts you like)

ground beef or lamb (1 kilogram) • walnuts (about 100 grams) • onions • fine bulgur wheat (about 480 grams) • dried mint • cumin • salt • Oil for frying