Fatai (Lebanese Meat Pies)
Fatai (Lebanese Meat Pies)

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, fatai (lebanese meat pies). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Fatai (Lebanese Meat Pies) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Fatai (Lebanese Meat Pies) is something that I have loved my whole life.

The pot pie is the closest meat pie variation and I'm not sure that counts, does it? Today we are diving in to Middle Eastern food with the fatayer, a Lebanese meat pie. The fatayer, like most regional food has familial and regional differences but they all look and taste similar.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have fatai (lebanese meat pies) using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Fatai (Lebanese Meat Pies):
  1. Take For the dough
  2. Make ready 480 ml Plain flour
  3. Make ready 120 ml + 1 tablespoon Lukewarm water
  4. Take 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
  5. Make ready 1 tsp Salt
  6. Get 1/2 tsp Dried yeast
  7. Make ready Filling
  8. Make ready 400 grams Ground beef
  9. Prepare 1 large Potato
  10. Take 1 small Onion
  11. Prepare 1/2 tsp each Salt and pepper
  12. Get 3 tbsp Lemon juice

Thank u all for watching and. Are you ready guys to make with me an extra ordinary Lebanese crowd-pleaser? I am guessing most of you have an idea about these Lebanese meat pies which we call in Lebanon sfeeha. They are served as part of the Lebanese mezze or as a main dish.

Instructions to make Fatai (Lebanese Meat Pies):
  1. Put the dough ingredients into a bowl and knead well. Once smooth, divide into 12-14 portions, roll into balls, and let rest.
  2. Cut the potatoes into small pieces and finely shop the onions. In a separate bowl, mix the ground meat, lemon juice, salt, and pepper and mix it together.
  3. Put a teaspoon of Step 2 on a small plate and heat it up in the microwave to taste-test. Adjust the seasonings as needed.
  4. Roll out Step 1 into round discs, then top with 1.5 tablespoon of the filling from Step 2. Shape the filling into a triangle.
  5. Fold up the sides to create a triangle. Leave the center open. Transfer to a baking sheet.
  6. Bake in an oven warmed to 200℃ for 12 minutes until lightly browned.

Lebanese Meat Pies, otherwise known as Sfeehas, are triangles of bread dough that are baked with a rich, warm flavored ground beef mixture. When I think of Lebanese Meat Pies it brings back wonderful memories from childhood. We often called them Fatayer, but I have also heard them called. These savory Lebanese meat pies (known as sfeehas) get their irresistible flavor from clarified butter, toasted pine nuts and fragrant cinnamon. Meat pies are a very popular dish throughout the world.

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