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cooked fava beans or canned fava beans (about 225 grams) • medium tomatoes • tahini • olive oil • pomegranate molasses • medium onion • For garnish: • tomatoes • little parsley • Radishes • Tahini • Olive oil •

For the dough: • flour (about 375 grams) • salt • plain yogurt (about 45 grams) • instant yeast (about 10 grams) • sugar (about 12 grams) • oil (about 15 ml) • Warm water for kneading • For the meat topping: • large onions • black pepper (about 2 grams) • Salt •

mixed nuts, chopped • finely crushed cookies • finely chopped dried apricots • finely chopped dried figs • finely chopped pitted dates • raisins (or any available) • Add any other dried fruits you have on hand • For the Muhallabia: • whole milk (1 liter) • cornstarch • all-purpose flour • shredded coconut •

prepared ground beef kofta • onion • pomegranate molasses • butter • salt

cucumbers • tomatoes • onion • Some lettuce • Some cilantro • Some mint • Some purslane • Pita bread or toasted flatbread • Some pomegranate seeds • salt • garlic • olive oil •

Medium-sized cabbage • Egyptian rice (small grain) • ground beef (about 300 grams) • Lebanese seven spices (similar to Ras el Hanout in Algeria) • hot paprika • cumin • salt • onion, chopped • garlic • Dried mint • pomegranate molasses, can be substituted with lemon juice • Water •

Baguette or French bread • baking powder • eggs • flour • Orange zest • Vanilla extract • salt • Lemon extract • milk • Honey • Roasted peanuts • Or sesame seeds, roasted •

chicken breasts • pomegranate molasses • olive oil • garlic powder • onion powder • paprika • black pepper • Salt • For serving: • Red, green, and yellow bell peppers • large onion • corn •

large egg • vanilla extract • sugar • milk (about 240 ml) • all-purpose flour (about 125 grams) • salt • baking powder • banana (sliced) • honey or chocolate sauce (about 60 ml)

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 •

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 •

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 •

whole milk (about 1.2 liters) • ground rice • ground pistachios (about 60 grams) • pistachio or almond extract • ground cardamom • sugar (about 200 grams) • orange blossom water • rose water • green food coloring (optional)

kunafa dough (shredded phyllo, kataifi) (about 300 grams) • melted butter (about 115 grams) • powdered sugar • instant coffee (such as Nescafé) • cornstarch (powdered) • whole milk (about 480 ml) • sugar • unsweetened cocoa powder • simple syrup (about 120 ml), for soaking

fine bulgur (about 500 grams) • very finely ground beef (about 500 grams) • yellow onion • fresh basil leaves • seven spice blend • cumin • salt • pepper paste (optional) • ground beef (about 250 grams) • onions, finely chopped • clarified butter or ghee • pomegranate molasses •

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) •

flour (about 1.25 kg) • warm water (about 650 ml) • espresso cup whole milk (about 2 oz / 60 ml) • espresso cup plain yogurt (about 2 oz / 60 ml) • oil (about 120 ml) • Salt • sugar (about 100 grams) • active dry yeast • (about 1.1 lbs) ground beef • large onions • medium tomatoes • salt •

cornstarch • semolina • whole milk (about 710 ml) • rose water • orange blossom water • honey-flavored cream (or plain clotted cream) • sugar • vermicelli noodles • butter

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

tomatoes • cucumbers • parsley • mint • lettuce • purslane • small onion • pomegranate molasses • salt • olive oil

Dough ingredients: • all-purpose flour (1 kilogram) • vegetable oil (about 60 ml) • dry milk powder • salt • ground beef or lamb (500 grams) • onions (1 kilogram) • Salt • Black pepper • tahini (about 60 ml) • dried mint • sugar •

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) •

flour (about 625 grams) • eggs • cold water (about 355 ml) • salt • simple syrup (about 60 ml) for the dough • For the syrup: • sugar (about 400 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • citric acid (add after boiling) • Cornstarch for rolling out the dough • Clarified butter or ghee • For the cream filling: •

white bread • shelled pistachios (about 65 grams) • shredded coconut (about 40 grams) • milk (about 950 ml) • fine semolina (about 160 grams) • sugar • orange blossom water • rose water • sugar (about 200 grams) • water (about 120 ml) • Juice of 1/2 lemon • rose water •

large eggplant for roasting • tahini • pomegranate molasses • Salt • Cumin • Paprika • Garlic powder • Olive oil for serving

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 •

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 •

romaine lettuce • tomatoes • cucumbers • sweet bell pepper • onions • parsley • radishes • fresh mint • purslane (optional, or substitute with extra lettuce or arugula) • garlic • pita bread, cut into small pieces, for topping • little vegetable oil, for frying the bread •

milk (about 1.4 liters) • fine semolina (about 320 grams) • sugar (about 300 grams) • orange blossom water • clotted cream (ashta) • milk (about 1.2 liters) • white vinegar • cream (such as table cream, about 170 grams each) • mixed fresh fruit • mixed nuts • simple syrup (attar)

whole milk (about 1.4 liters) • sugar (about 250 grams) • fine semolina (about 320 grams) • Orange blossom water or mastic • For the second layer • whole milk (about 2.4 liters) • white vinegar • medium container crème fraîche (about 8 ounces or 225 grams) • Soaked mixed nuts • Chopped fresh fruit