Lahma Bajeen - Meat Pies

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 (7 g) packet dry active yeast
• 1/4 cup war water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups warm milk
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb fresh coarsely ground lamb, and or 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped fine
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• salt
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, sauteed in butter (optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped tomato
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• extra olive oil

Recipe

• 1 dough:.
• 2 dissolve the sugar in the ¼ cup water. sprinkle the yeast over the water and let ferment and bubble.
• 3 in a large bowl combine the yeast, flour, salt, olive oil, egg, and warm milk. knead until a soft dough is formed. dough will be slightly sticky, so always make sure your hands have a little olive oil on them.
• 4 lightly grease the same bowl with olive oil. return the dough to the bowl, cover with a clean cloth and leave in a warm dry place for at least 2 hours, until doubled.
• 5 meat filling :.
• 6 heat the olive oil in a heavy large skillet over medium high heat. add the ground lamb or beef and stir and cook until the meat is crumbly and it is no longer pink.
• 7 stir in the chopped onion and cook, stirring until the onion is soft , about 5 minutes.
• 8 stir in the pine nuts and all of the spices and seasonings. stir and cook for one minute. add the chopped tomatoes.
• 9 cover the skillet , reduce the heat to low and cook for 10-15 minutes until the tomato is soft.
• 10 remove from heat. stir in the fresh lemon juice.
• 11 the mixture should not be watery but it should be moist. set aside to cool.
• 12 assembly:.
• 13 take fist-fulls of the dough and on a floured surface roll out into small balls. let rest for 5 minutes. flatten each dough ball into 4â€? disc, about ½â€? thick.
• 14 place on a lightly oiled baking sheet and top with meat. repeat with remaining dough and meat.
• 15 bake until golden brown, about 18-20 minutes. serve warm.
• 16 best way to eat: serve hot out of the oven or warm with fresh lemon or plain yogurt.