Marrakesh “Pizza” (Khboz Bishemar)
Ingredients
1 pk active dry yeast
1/4 c ,lukewarm water
FILLING ========================
1/4 lb mutton (or beef suet –about)
– 1 cup),- tightly packed
3 T parsley,Chopped
1/2 c finely onion,Chopped
1/4 t cumin (heaping tsp.),Ground
1 red chili pepper,Dried
1 t paprika (heaping tsp.)
DOUGH ==========================
2 c unbleached flour
1 t salt
GARNISH ========================
4 t sweet butter,melted
Cooking Instructions
Sprinkle the yeast over 1/4 cup lukewarm water. Stir to dissolve
and let stand in a warm place for 10 minutes, or until the yeast has
become bubbly and doubled in volume.
Meanwhile, make the filling. Chop or grind suet; pound the parsley,
onion and spices in a mortar or chop finely to a paste. Mix with the
suet and set aside.
Mix the flour with the salt and make a well in the center. Pour in
the bubbling yeast and enough lukewarm water to form a ball of dough. (Add more water if the dough seems hard to handle.) Knead well until smooth and elastic, about 20 minutes. Separate the ball of dough into 4 equal parts.
Lightly flour a board. Begin patting the first ball of dough down to
a disc shape, stretching and flattening it to make a rectangle
approximately 8 x 14 inches. Spread one-quarter of the filling in
the center. Fold the right and then the left side of the dough over
the filling. Press down on this ‘package’ and begin flattening and
stretching it (with the filling inside) until it is the same size (8
x 14 inches) as before. Repeat the folding, this time right side over
center and left side under. Repeat with the remaining 3 balls of
dough. Set aside, covered, in a warm place for 45 minutes.
Heat the griddle. Prick the ‘packages’ with a fork six or seven
times on both sides. Place on the griddle – they will begin to fry
in the fat released from their fillings. Fry the ‘packages’ 10
minutes on each side, until crisp. Dot each package with a
teaspoonful of melted butter before serving.
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