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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.
did you make it? how did it turn out?
By: dedemed
I am going to make it asap inshallah.
By: mikenyc190
Thank u
By: Mansour767
seven spices of 7 essential spices and you can purchase them on my site.
By: dedemed
for those of us not of arab decent what is seven spices and where can you get it?
By: TheBabyboomkidof53
yes i am, and this recipe is super easy and great for get togethers :)
By: dedemed
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
did you make it? how did it turn out?
By: dedemed
I am going to make it asap inshallah.
By: mikenyc190
Thank u
By: Mansour767
seven spices of 7 essential spices and you can purchase them on my site.
By: dedemed
for those of us not of arab decent what is seven spices and where can you get it?
By: TheBabyboomkidof53
yes i am, and this recipe is super easy and great for get togethers :)
By: dedemed
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
yes of course :)
By: dedemed
Do these freeze well?
By: AlAhzab36
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
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
thanks :)
By: dedemed
THanks, yes just heat them in the oven or toaster oven for 5-10 minutes :)
By: dedemed

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