Dairy

warm milk (about 480 ml) • (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) butter • vegetable oil • large egg, at room temperature • salt • instant yeast • sugar • mahlab (optional) • white vinegar • powdered milk • (about 8 cups) all-purpose flour, or as needed • large egg, at room temperature •

large baguette • unsalted butter (100 grams) • fresh parsley • garlic • shredded mozzarella cheese (200 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (50 grams) • Salt • Black pepper

10-Minute Dough (made with flour, milk, sugar, yeast, oil, and salt) • creamy cheese wedges (use 2 wedges per pastry) • shredded mozzarella cheese • little olive oil • Sesame seeds • Nigella seeds (black cumin seeds) • liquid milk (30 ml), for brushing

For the dough: • all-purpose flour, sifted (about 250 grams) • cornstarch • vegetable oil • milk • salt • sugar • little yeast, or you can skip the yeast • water, for kneading (about 240 ml) • For the cheese filling: • double cream cheese (about 200 grams) • Akkawi cheese, soaked (about 200 grams) •

semolina (about 320 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • baking powder • baking soda • sweet white cheese (such as ricotta or unsalted mozzarella, about 200 grams) • Almonds for garnish • tahini • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • lemon juice •

flour (about 375 grams) • orange juice (about 240 ml) • baking powder • oil (about 120 ml) • salt • halloumi cheese, cut into strips

all-purpose flour (about 315 grams) • oil (60 ml) • warm water (240 ml) • salt • powdered milk • sugar • baking powder • instant yeast • Kiri cheese or a mix of cheeses (mozzarella, Kiri, bacon, feta, cheddar, Parmesan) • Chopped parsley for filling with cheese, as desired • Nigella seeds • Sesame seeds •

Store-bought sambousek dough • Kashkaval or yellow cheese, shredded • dried thyme (za'atar), or to taste • For sealing the dough: • Water • Flour

cooked chickpeas (about 500 grams) • plain yogurt (about 500 grams) • garlic • Toasted or fried pita bread, as desired • clarified butter or ghee • small handful of almonds, pine nuts, or cashews, whichever you have available • dried mint • Salt

plain yogurt (about 2 kilograms) • cooked chickpeas • Toasted pita bread • garlic • clarified butter (ghee) • Slivered almonds for garnish • tahini • lemon juice • Salt to taste

Chickpeas • plain yogurt (about 360 ml) • tahini • Toasted or fried pita bread • garlic cloves • Salt to taste • cumin • mixed nuts such as cashews, blanched almonds, or pine nuts (use what you have) • butter or olive oil • Optional: ground beef

(about 8 cups) all-purpose flour • ghee or clarified butter, softened to room temperature • unsalted butter, softened to room temperature • orange blossom water • rose water • sweetened condensed milk • mahlab spice • salt • (about 1 1/4 cups) date paste • ghee or clarified butter, softened • ground cinnamon • ground cloves •

For the dough: • flour (about 500 grams) • milk (120 ml) • oil (60 ml) • yeast • sugar • warm water (240 ml) • salt • For the filling: • Akkawi cheese and mozzarella cheese • Sesame seeds - nigella seeds (black cumin seeds) • Olives •

strawberry-flavored gelatin dessert (like Jell-O) • Cornstarch • Milk • Sugar • vanilla extract or vanilla sugar

warm milk (480 ml) • instant yeast • sugar • salt • egg • olive oil (120 ml) • plain yogurt (120 ml) • white vinegar (adds fluffiness to the dough) • all-purpose flour (about 875 grams) • For the filling: shredded mozzarella cheese • Melted butter for brushing the pastries • sesame seeds (60 grams) for sprinkling on top

For the kibbeh: • bulgur wheat (about 340 grams) • kamouneh spice mix (about 150 grams) • Salt to taste • paprika • pounded beef (about 500 grams) • ground beef (about 70 grams) • medium onion • cinnamon and 1 teaspoon black pepper • plain yogurt (about 4.4 pounds) • short-grain rice (about 200 grams) • cornstarch (about 32 grams) •

For the kanafeh: • kataifi pastry • Akawi cheese (salty white cheese) • clarified butter or ghee (about 225 grams) • For the syrup: • sugar (about 200 grams) • water (about 120 ml) • orange blossom water • lemon juice

plain yogurt • water (about 480 ml) • espresso cup cornstarch (about 2 tablespoons/16 grams) • ghee or unsalted butter • chopped cilantro (about 8 grams) • garlic, minced • Salt • Kibbeh balls • fine bulgur wheat • ground beef or lamb • small onion, finely chopped • kibbeh spices (or allspice blend) •

soft white sandwich bread • unsalted butter (about 1/4 cup or 55 grams) • For the cream filling: • whole milk (about 950 ml) • coarse semolina (about 320 grams) • table cream (such as Nestlé, about 7.6 oz or 215 grams) • shelled pistachios, chopped, for garnish (about 65 grams) • vanilla extract • orange blossom water • Shredded mozzarella cheese (as needed) • About 4 cups simple syrup (about 950 ml)

knafeh dough • milk (480 ml) • cornstarch (about 24 grams) • sugar (about 25 grams) • rose water (15 ml) • simple syrup (240 ml) • Pistachios, for garnish

Othmaliyeh kunafa pastry (about 225 grams) • clarified butter or as needed (about 225 grams) • For the filling: • milk (about 480 ml) • fine semolina (about 40 grams) • shredded mozzarella cheese (about 170 grams) • For serving: simple syrup

fine bulgur (about 500 grams) • finely ground lean beef for kibbeh (about 500 grams) • ground beef (about 500 grams) • small onions, finely chopped • walnuts, chopped into small pieces • sheep’s milk yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • short-grain rice (about 100 grams) • Salt, to taste • Cumin • Black pepper • spice blend • Marjoram •

kataifi dough (knafeh dough), as needed • unsalted butter (about 1/2 cup or 113 grams) • table cream (such as Nestlé Media Crema), as needed • shredded mozzarella cheese • sugar • water • liquid vanilla extract • chopped pistachios, for garnish

shredded kataifi dough (about 500 grams) • Akawi cheese (about 500 grams) • Clarified butter (ghee) • Simple syrup

shredded kataifi dough (about 1.75 pounds) • ghee or unsalted butter • mozzarella cheese (about 500 grams), preferably mixed with Akkawi cheese • whole milk (about 950 ml) • semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • Cold simple syrup • Pistachios, for garnish

plain yogurt (about 1 kilogram) • chickpeas (15 oz each, drained and rinsed) • pita bread, toasted • garlic cloves • tahini • Paprika • Salt • Cumin • Olive oil, for drizzling

fine semolina (about 320 grams) • high-quality clarified butter or ghee (about 170 grams) • rose water • orange blossom water • mozzarella cheese (about 1 kilogram) • simple syrup for topping (about 240 ml) • Chopped pistachios for garnish

coarsely ground beef • red onions (do not use white onions) • Garlic • green bell peppers • Black pepper • Mixed spices • all-purpose flour (about 2 cups or 250 grams) • fine bulgur (about 6 1/2 cups or 1.5 kilograms) • Parsley • sour red pomegranate • plain yogurt (about 2 liters) • Cornstarch •

fine kataifi pastry • braided cheese (or unsalted string cheese) • shredded mozzarella cheese • milk (about 0.5 liter) • cornstarch • mastic gum • orange blossom water • ghee • simple syrup

kibbeh (see my other recipes for how to make it) • For the filling: • ground beef or lamb • onions, finely chopped • pistachios, chopped • little hot pepper paste (harissa), to taste • Kibbeh spices • For the yogurt sauce: • plain yogurt (about 1 kg) • cornstarch • water (120 ml) • dried mint, to taste •