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Beirut Muftaqa (Traditional Muftaqa)

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How to Make Muftaqa
Desserts
30 minEasy

How to Make Muftaqa

Muftaqa is one of the most popular traditional dishes from Beirut. This recipe shows you how to make muftaqa clearly and in the original style followed in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Maamoul with Marzipan (Marseban) Filling
Desserts
30 minHard

Maamoul with Marzipan (Marseban) Filling

This Maamoul filled with marseban (almond/pistachio paste) combines a traditional maamoul dough with a French-style marseban filling. Try this wonderful recipe—you’ll love it.

Date and Walnut Maamoul Fingers
Desserts
30 minHard

Date and Walnut Maamoul Fingers

Date and walnut maamoul fingers are a delicious, easy-to-make dessert to prepare at home. Serve these date-and-walnut ma’amoul fingers for special occasions and holidays as a variation on traditional ma’amoul.

Green Beans in Oil
Vegetarian mains
30 minMedium

Green Beans in Oil

Green beans in oil are a practical, tasty vegetarian dish, especially for families and kids. This traditional Levantine recipe is popular across the Levant.

Tripoli Shmeiseh Dessert
Desserts
55 minHard

Tripoli Shmeiseh Dessert

Shmeiseh is a popular traditional sweet from the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon. With clear, simple steps, you can make this dessert at home using a few inexpensive ingredients. Enjoy making it and serving it.

Successful Maamoul Recipe
Desserts
60 minHard

Successful Maamoul Recipe

Perfect maamoul for all your happy occasions, holidays, and hospitality. This recipe is reliable and traditional—just follow the steps and you’ll be happy with the result every time, and never want to change it.

Mille-Feuille Layer Cake
Desserts
60 minExpert

Mille-Feuille Layer Cake

An inventive, non-traditional method for preparing mille-feuille cake. You can choose decorations you like to finish the mille-feuille, as it remains one of the tastiest and most beautiful cakes to serve.