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Sfeeha Square flat Meat Pies Recipe
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These are just mini, bite sized open meat pies that look cute and smell great. They make great appetizers or main meals and go great when served with a fresh lemon or Greek yogurt. Ingredients Dough (See Dede's Easy Dough Recipe) 1 lb ground beef or lamb 1 cup finely chopped onion 1 cup finely chopped tomato 1 tbs red pepper flakes (optional) 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground black pepper 1 tbs Dede's seven spices Olive oil or olive oil spray Melted butter (optional) Directions Prepare easy dough recipe and form dough into 1 inch small floured balls and cover with plastic wrap, set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, mix meat, onions, tomatoes, 7 spices, salt, black pepper and red pepper until well combined. On a floured surface roll out the dough balls into 4-6 inch circles. Place 2 tbs of the meat mixture in the center, pinch opposite sides of the dough and form a square by pinching 4 sides together. Place the sfeeha squares on a nonstick sheet pan, or on a sheet pan sprayed with olive oil spray. Bake the meat pies for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Remove meat from oven and paint the pies with melted butter or spray with olive oil spray to give them a nice gloss. Serve with Mediterranean yogurt and slices of lemon. Reheat in an oven or toaster oven for 5-8 minutes to keep the dough soft and crunchy.

Sfeeha Square flat Meat Pies Recipe

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Yield: 4-6
Level: Easy

Ingredients

  • Dough (See DedeMed's easy dough recipe)
  • 1 lb ground beef or lamb
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 cup finely chopped tomato
  • 1 tbs red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tbs Dede's seven spices
  • Olive oil or olive oil spray
  • Melted butter (optional)

Directions

Prepare easy dough recipe and form dough into 1 inch small floured balls and cover with plastic wrap, set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix meat, onions, tomatoes, 7 spices, salt, black pepper and red pepper until well combined. On a floured surface roll out the dough balls into 4-6 inch circles. Place 2 tbs of the meat mixture in the center, pinch opposite sides of the dough and form a square by pinching 4 sides together. Place the sfeeha squares on a nonstick sheet pan, or on a sheet pan sprayed with olive oil spray. Bake the meat pies for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Remove meat from oven and paint the pies with melted butter or spray with olive oil spray to give them a nice gloss. Serve with Mediterranean yogurt and slices of lemon. Reheat in an oven or toaster oven for 5-8 minutes to keep the dough soft and crunchy.
Sfeeha Square flat Meat Pies Recipe
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Ingredients

  • Dough (See DedeMed's easy dough recipe)
  • 1 lb ground beef or lamb
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 cup finely chopped tomato
  • 1 tbs red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tbs Dede's seven spices
  • Olive oil or olive oil spray
  • Melted butter (optional)

Directions

Prepare easy dough recipe and form dough into 1 inch small floured balls and cover with plastic wrap, set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a large bowl, mix meat, onions, tomatoes, 7 spices, salt, black pepper and red pepper until well combined. On a floured surface roll out the dough balls into 4-6 inch circles. Place 2 tbs of the meat mixture in the center, pinch opposite sides of the dough and form a square by pinching 4 sides together. Place the sfeeha squares on a nonstick sheet pan, or on a sheet pan sprayed with olive oil spray. Bake the meat pies for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Remove meat from oven and paint the pies with melted butter or spray with olive oil spray to give them a nice gloss. Serve with Mediterranean yogurt and slices of lemon. Reheat in an oven or toaster oven for 5-8 minutes to keep the dough soft and crunchy.


These are just mini, bite sized open meat pies that look cute and smell great. They make great appetizers or main meals and go great when served with a fresh lemon or Greek yogurt.
@RobiticGamer yes i am, and this recipe is super easy and great for get togethers :)
By: dedemed
Nice work! I like it, not to much ingredients and simple Steps. And by the way are you lebanese :)?
By: RobiticGamer
@n41883 you definitely can if you want ;)
By: dedemed
Hmmm put some bacon in it
By: n41883
@truebeaut yes, check out my spinach pie recipe but just stuff them with cooked ground beef :)
By: dedemed
@AlAhzab36 yes of course :)
By: dedemed
Do these freeze well?
By: AlAhzab36
@sarahvlad1 It will be up on my site tonight :)
By: dedemed
Hi Dede, I dont see any written recipe for this dish on your website. Can you please post them soon? Either here or on your site. I have bought all the ingredients and my husband loves this so much he can't wait : ). Thank you.
By: sarahvlad1
@garlicsaucelover You can get it on my website on my store page. it is a mix of 7 traditional Mediterranean spices that are used in a lot of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern dishes.
By: dedemed
@10Tuxedo thanks :)
By: dedemed
@trwsandford THanks, yes just heat them in the oven or toaster oven for 5-10 minutes :)
By: dedemed
@gaarasabure its known as mixed spices...find it at your local middle eastern deli or on the dedemed website
By: kingsr
My lord woman! That was awesome! Just made them, and ate like 4 of them. Going to take the remainder to my folks house in the morning. Whats the best way to reheat them? 350deg for 5 min or so?
By: trwsandford
OK, after watching this if the Food network DOESN'T take you, they have some SERIOUS issues!!!! Best of luck, that lucks wonderful!!!
By: 10Tuxedo
Really looks flavorful!! Thx for this video.
By: ilikethewok
Seven spices??????????????
By: garlicsaucelover
Seven spices ????? Never heard of it can i get it at any supermarket .
By: misteeq64
Sfeehas are very popular in Brazil, you can find them pretty much everywhere! My mom makes them very often and I love it!
By: fdoeppen
you have so much recipes, how do you know what to make each day?
By: fashionprogucci32992
This looks tasty, thanks for the recipe :)...I was wondering if you heard of chicken tekka, I can't find a recipe anywhere. I ate this at a place called Lebanon cafe and it tastes great!
By: blissfulkris
what is the 7 spices?
By: gaarasabure
We used to call them fatayer. Is that the same thing? We make them in triangles. I like to put lots of lemon juice in the meet mix. I like my dough soft and puffy though. Not the hard and browned kind.
By: TakeSomeAdvice
Please make safehet gebna please!
By: bas00m64

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