Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pine Nut | 1 oz (28g) | 191 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Allspice | 1 tsp ground (1.9g) | 5 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Meat | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
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- 5 cups all purpose plain flour
- 1 ½ cups lukewarm water
- 2 tbsp salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
- vegetable oil for deep frying
- 1 cup oil
- Meat Filling :
- 10 oz ground meat
- 1 tbsp shortening or butter
- ¼ cup fried pine nuts
- a dash of ground allspice
- ¼ tspn salt
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Directions
Prepare [http://www.cookbookwiki.com/Lebanese_Basic_Dough Basic Dough] .
Cover and leave aside for 1 hour.
Meat filling: Fry meat in shortening, add salt, spices and pine nuts. Stir over medium heat for 1 minute. Put aside.
Divide dough into walnut-size balls. Roll out to form circles (8 cm diameter).
Fill circles with meat. following this way: Put filling on one side of circle.
Fold over one end to make semi-circles.
Press edges with fingers.
Fry in 1 cup of vegetable oil over medium heat. Brown both sides.
Serve hot.
Note: You can add ¼ cup of chopped onion to meat filling.