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How to Make Meat or Cheese Sambousek
Meat or cheese sambousek is one of the most popular pastries on the table because it makes a great appetizer with a variety of dishes. Here is the method for the most successful dough, one that will never give you trouble when sealing it.
Stuffed Green Thyme Rolls with Cheese
Green thyme rolls with cheese, made with a wonderfully soft dough that stays delicious for more than a week. Here is everything you need to know to get the best result. You can also use this dough for different kinds of pastries and fillings.
Dough for Fried Spinach Pies
A special dough for fried spinach pies — it doesn’t brown well in the oven, so it’s designed for frying. Try it with other fillings too.
Pastry and Sambousek Dough
The perfect dough for pastries and sambousek, or even shish barak! This is not just talk—this is a tried-and-tested recipe, and the photos speak for themselves...
Farfihin Pastries (Purslane)
Spread the flour, roll out the dough, and you’ll feel instantly at ease! This is one of those soothing remedies you can’t go wrong with, and we’re sure this isn’t just true for us :) After this introduction and encouragement, why not make some Farfihin pastries?
Light Fettuccine with Milk
A vegetable- and cheese-rich Italian fettuccine recipe. No cream needed — use milk for a lighter, lower-fat sauce.
Sausage and Mozzarella Pastries
Sausage pastries with gooey, quick-melting mozzarella. A tasty homemade recipe — includes a versatile dough recipe suitable for all pastries.
Hot Dog Pastries
Nothing beats the aroma of dough at home; it brings back sweet memories and creates joyful moments for the kids too. Make these hot dog pastries for smiling faces.
Crispy Purslane Pastries
Crispy purslane pastries made with an ultra-crispy dough (no yeast). Includes the tasty purslane filling and the trick for extra crunch. Try them — you’ll love them.
Cheese Halawa with Daaoukiyeh Filling
Cheese halawa is one of the tastiest Lebanese sweets. You may think it is difficult to make at home, but the opposite is true. In this recipe, we chose an unconventional filling for the halawa: ashta with daaoukiyeh.
Laminated Sambousek with Two Doughs
A brilliant, flaky sambousek made by combining two types of dough — water (oil) dough and butter dough. Try mixing two doughs in one recipe for extra flakiness. Full details below.
Cheese Qatayef (Qatayef with Cheese)
Qatayef is very popular—delicious, light, and easy to prepare. Here are the cheese-filled Qatayef baked in butter in the oven. Choose your preferred filling!
Cheesecake Without Cheese
Cheesecake, as its name suggests, centers on cheese... but this recipe makes it easy and turns cheesecake into a home dessert par excellence, without cheese. How? Details in the recipe.
Light Chicken Stroganoff with Milk
Light chicken stroganoff made with milk instead of cream — a tasty, smooth version with less richness.
Cheese Kunafa
Cheese kunafa — a beloved Arabic dessert often served for breakfast. Serve with syrup (attar) or with kunafa pastry and syrup, according to preference.
Cheesecake with Ashta (Clotted Cream)
Cheesecake with ashta — why not try it yourself and tell us what you think? A delicious recipe that won’t take much time. Just be sure to let it cool and set well before serving.
Churros Dough
Churros dough — sweet, delicious and easy. Traditionally fried as fingers and coated with cinnamon-sugar, but this version bakes in the oven for a lighter result.
Cheese Honeycomb Bread
Cheese honeycomb bread with a successful homemade recipe that kids will love. For breakfast or as a school snack, this recipe is always a good choice and much requested. Use the type of cheese you prefer!