Cheese pastry “fatayer jebneh”
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Fatayer jenbeh or cheese pies are popular arabic pastries. You find them in bakeries, school cafeterias, cafe and pastry shops.They make a great start of the day or a wonderful companion for the afternoon tea.These arabic cheese pastries are great po
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Fatayer el jebneh are typically boat-shaped but you can shape the dough any way you are comfortable with, I sometimes shape them the same way as the lebanese meat pies and other times I make them into triangles or circles, they are tasty in any shape
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To make the perfect arabic cheese pastry you need a combination of a dough that will hold its shape after baking, good quality cheese and the flavoring you like.Today I am sharing my go to recipe for making these cheese pastries along with a step by
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To make the dough
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3 cups flour
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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1/4 cup yogurt
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1 teaspoon baking powder (see notes)
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1 tablespoon yeast
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1 teaspoon sugar
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1/2 cup warm water (the water should be slightly warm to the touch not hot)
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For the stuffing
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equal amounts of grated akkawi cheese, kashkaval, sharp cheddar (about 100 g of each)
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1 table spoon nigella seeds (optional)
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2-3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
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