Pastries and baking
ChefDalida Zaiter
Baalbek-Style Fatayer
Baalbek-style fatayer is a famous pastry in Baalbek, Lebanon. The meat-filled version is loved across many Lebanese regions. Here is the authentic Baalbek-style fatayer recipe.
Dough ingredients:
1 kg flour
1 cup milk
1 cup warm water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 egg
1/4 cup oil
1 tablespoon instant yeast
How to make the dough:
Mix all the ingredients and knead well until you get a normal dough. Let it rest and rise for about an hour...
During kneading you may need to add more water or flour as needed.
Fatayer filling:
1 kg minced beef
1/2 kg onions
1/2 kg tomatoes
hot pepper or chili to taste
Pinch of cinnamon
Ingredients
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- 1 kg flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- Dough preparation
- During kneading you may need to add more water or flour depending on the dough's needs.
- Baalbek fatayer filling
- 1 kg ground meat
- 1/2 kg onions
- 1/2 kg tomatoes
- Hot pepper or chili to taste
- A pinch of ground cinnamon
- A pinch of black pepper
- Method for preparing Baalbek fatayer
- For more pastries, here's this link: How to prepare the meat mixture for laham bi ajeen
Method
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- Mix all filling ingredients. Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface, cut the dough into circles as shown in the accompanying image. Place a little filling in each circle and seal the edges.
- Bake the fatayer in a preheated hot oven until the meat is cooked and the dough browns.
- Mix all the ingredients and knead well until you have a regular dough... Let it rest and rise for about 1 hour...Timers: 60 min
Recipe tags
Pastries and bakingLevantDairy freeNut freeEgg freeBakedLambBread
Notes and serving ideas
- How to prepare Lahm bi Ajeen meat filling
