Square-shaped small pies are filled with a combination of cheese and parsley then oven baked. A mouth-watering appetizer!

A flat dough topped with a mix of thyme, sumac, sesame grains and olive oil, then oven baked. You can find it in all bakeries in Lebanon; it is a traditional breakfast pie. A perfect appetizer too when served in small sizes.

A thin flat dough topped with a mixture of ground meat, tomatoes, onions and spices, then oven baked. It is perfect for a late breakfast or a quick lunch. You can have it with a salty yogurt drink called laban ayran.

These meat pies are perfect for a late breakfast or a quick lunch. Serve them with aayran drink.

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I looked up a recipe for my husband's beloved "fatai" (my husband calls it "fatai," but it's really called "fataya") and came up with my own version using more meat.The dough is a bit firm, but if you let it rest for a bit, it will be easier to roll out.When wrapping it up, don't completely close the top, but leave a gap so that it opens a bit while baking. Recipe by TBites

It's so easy to go to any corner bakery in Lebanon and order dozens of meat pies (sfiha); but there is just something different about taking the time to make them at home.

Try this Lebanese recipe for the famous flat meat pies, baked then served with yogurt or lemon juice.

The ethnic scrumptious humble Egyptian pies ( fteer mshaltet) happened to be one of my favorite food on Earth. Never thought I will make it though, as it is cheep and available in every bakery in my home country. Since I moved to the Uk I didn’t have the chance to taste it ☹️. My family is having this👆🏻 for lunch tomorrow and I thought it’s now the perfect time to beat the beast as I always thought it’s a tough recipe. Actually it is an easy beasy one.check it yourself and you will see👇🏻 #bakingcontest

Meat tough is a lebanese traditional food veryyy delicious. I highly recommend you all to try it😊🤤

CROHN'S,.COLITIS, IBD, DIABETIC and DYSPHAGIA (only if dough is NOT overcooked) friendly.5/19/19by The Sheikfrom "Sheik's The Crucible: An Alloy of World Cuisine"FACEBOOK:@SheiksTheCrucible (please LIKE me)COOKPAD:TheSheik (please follow me)Of all the recipes of my Mom, Marie David, this by far was one of her most popular which was handed down to her by my grandmother, Esma Matook.It was the hardest recipe to get from Mom because of her on going battle with Dementia. It literally took me 6 years of interrogation and experimentation before I found the right combination of ingredients and amounts to recreate this family staple.This recipe uses Pillsbury Grands for the dough which is pre-mixed and easy to work with. But, it is no substitute for my Mom's signature homemade dough she use (listed elsewhere in this cookbook).Before she got sick, Mom was the lead cook for the annual church Christmas bazaar for many years, and this delicious treat was the star often netting the church over $5,000 in advance sales.Often referred to as Middle Eastern pizza by Westerners, these little treats are great as an appetizer, meal, snack or dessert. Its addictive savory, sweet taste is an explosion of flavor with every bite!EDITOR'S NOTE:Try this yummy meat mixture on your favorite pizza dough. Much easier to make since you're only spreading out one 16 in dough shell.Sheik"It's Munchie Time!"Copyright 2019 Curtis A. David / Sheik's The Crucible

Love fried pies.