Sifeeha is one of the famous pastries of Middle East. It comes in different shapes and from slightly different recipes. Sifeeha can be considered a minced meat “pizza”.
I’ll be showing you how to make sifeeha the Palestinian way. To know how watch the video:
Ingredients:
– The dough:
- 6 cups AP flour
- 1 3/4 cups lukewarm milk
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 4 tsp dried instant yeast
- 1 tbsp salt
– Topping:
- 1/2 kilograms minced lamb meat
- 2 medium sized tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 3 tbsp tahina paste
- 2 tbsp vingear
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp ground all spice “pimento”
Tips:
- Make sure that the milk and water are at around 40 C.
- Make sure to knead the dough long enough, not less than 10 mins
- Leave the dough to prove in a warm place until double in size for about 2 hours.
- You can use beef mince instead of lamb or a mix of both.
- Salt and spices are to taste so feel free to adjust the recipe to your own liking.
- You can add chilli paste or chilli powder if you like some heat.
- Bake the sifeeha in a preheated oven at 200-220 C for 15-20 mins or until golden.
- You can buy the pomegranate molasses and tahina from international or continental supermarkets or sometimes in healthy food section of your supermarket.
