
Hawawshi
User Reviews
3.5
6 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
45 mins
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
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Servings
6 hawawshi
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern, Egyptian, North African

Hawawshi
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Hawawshi is a delicious Egyptian sandwich prepared with flat bread that is stuffed with spicy ground meat.
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 4 cups flour , sifted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup Hot Milk
- ½ cup PLAIN yogurt
- ½ cup vegetable oil
For the stuffing
- 2 lb ground beef
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- 1 large onion , chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 2 tomatoes , peeled, seeded and cut into small cubes
- 1 green bell pepper , cut into small cubes
To brush
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Rolling pin
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Instructions
Dough
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the flour, sugar, baking powder and active dry yeast and mix well.
- Dig a well in the center of this mixture and add the yogurt and oil.
- While kneading at medium speed, pour the milk gradually, then add the salt and knead until obtaining a homogeneous dough.
- Cover and let the dough rest at room temperature and away from drafts for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Stuffing
- Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Brown the onion for 1 minute.
- Add the ground meat and the rest of the ingredients, then mix well.
- Cook for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Set aside.
Assembly
- Dust flour on a work surface, then divide the dough into 12 pieces and form balls.
- Roll each ball thinly using a rolling pin, to a thickness of about ½ inch (1 cm).
- Place 4 tablespoons of the minced meat mixture in the center.
- Fold the dough to close the dumpling in the shape of a circle.
- Repeat this process with the rest of the meat and dough.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F (180°C).
- Brush the stuffed buns with a little olive oil.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Serve the hot hawawshi with a green salad and tahini.
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3.5
6 reviews
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