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How to Make Anise Ka'ak
Anise Ka'ak — one of the easiest and most delicious kinds of ka'ak. Very tasty with coffee or tea or as a snack for children. For a more distinctive flavor, knead the dough with anise-infused water.
Spinach and Cheese Pies
Spinach and cheese pies — great for breakfast, lunch, a quick meal or a school snack. These pies work any time of day. Here are two delicious fillings using the same dough.
Meat, Spinach, and Potato Pies
Delicious, reliable homemade meat, spinach and potato pies. Find the dough recipe and all three fillings — nothing beats homemade pastries.
How to Make Pizza
A detailed, easy pizza dough and topping recipe. Try adding sausage or tuna for extra flavor, as suggested by our contributor Nida Hadrj.
Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon rolls — a much-requested recipe. They don’t need long in the oven, but the secret is letting the dough rest twice. Top with powdered-sugar icing or chocolate sauce.
Easy Crispy Treats
Quick, crunchy fried treats — a simple dough flavoured as you like (cinnamon or cocoa). After frying, dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with chocolate syrup and serve.
Beehive Rolls with Musakhan Chicken Filling
An inventive recipe: beehive-style rolls filled with musakhan chicken (onion, sumac and nuts). Combines the traditional musakhan filling with small stuffed dough balls baked together.
Warad Al-Sham Dessert
Warad Al-Sham is one of the most delicious Levantine sweets. Crisp, irresistible layers of baklava dough filled with strained cream. Serve it with sugar syrup and enjoy its wonderful flavor.
How to Make Almond Baklava
How about making baklava at home quickly and easily? Use ready-made phyllo pastry, or learn how to make it through the link in the recipe. Enjoy this almond baklava made with phyllo pastry—bon appétit!
Italian Garlic and Mushroom Pizza
Pizza is one of the best pastries around, and chefs love getting creative with dough and toppings. Here is a wonderful homemade Italian garlic and mushroom pizza recipe you can try at home.
Easiest Way to Make Date Maamoul
Nothing beats a piece of maamoul with coffee… and maamoul in its many forms is one of the holiday favorites. Here is an exceptionally easy date maamoul recipe. Try the wonderful dough with fillings of your choice!!
How to Make Kunafa with Ashta
An easy, tried-and-tested homemade recipe for kunafa with ashta. Inside the recipe, you’ll find a link to how to prepare the kunafa shreds, as well as the kunafa cake or pastry, for a complete recipe from A to Z.
Brazilian Coxinha Kibbeh
Brazilian kibbeh Coxinha is a twist on kibbeh that uses flour in the dough and chicken in the filling, offering a unique texture and flavor.
Berma Baklava
Before discovering this Berma baklava recipe, we believed making this pastry at home would be extremely difficult. Not anymore — the proof is in this recipe. Give it a try today.
Syrian Sweet Dough Fingers
Today’s dessert is Syrian! Or that’s what it’s called: Balah al-Sham. It’s a delicious recipe that doesn’t take much effort or time. We recommend giving it a try.
Mille-Feuille with Crème Pâtissière
A classic and beloved French dessert made at home. The method is simple — just pay attention to how the puff pastry is baked.
Layered Maamoul with Cream (Maamoul Mad bil Qashta)
Layered maamoul filled with cream — one of the most requested Arabic desserts. You can use other fillings as well; the dough is the same for all versions of maamoul mad.
Zalabia (Fried Dough) Recipe
Zalabia — one of the tastiest and easiest pastries to make. Serve at breakfast with labneh or as a sweet with sugar or syrup. This version is flavored with anise.

















