Category Archives: bread, rolls, flatbreads and pizzas

Armenian tahini galette (Tahinov hatz)

This Armenian specialty is a crispy, flaky, sweet bread that is slathered with tahini and doused in sugar prior to baking. You can make it at home like I did or buy it fresh in the Armenian district (Bourj Hamoud) in Beirut. Click here for the recipe. Bourj Hamoud is the place to explore if [...]
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Zaatar, Aleppo or Lebanese-style

Had to stop for a kaak on my way to the mountains this weekend at ABU ARAB. ABU ARAB is a kaak place in which kaak is baked on the premises and stuffed with traditional things like zaatar or Picon cheese (a cross between cream cheese and Velveeta)or non-traditional like mortadella and cheese, or muhammara [...]
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Savory zucchini and ricotta muffins

  Moist, good and good-for-you, here is a muffin you can eat without guilt! INGREDIENTS: 8 oz. of shredded zucchini 4 eggs 1 cup of all-purpose flour 1 tsp of baking powder 1 tsp of baking soda 1/2 tsp of salt 1/2 cup of olive oil (4 oz.) 6 oz. of ricotta (200 g.) 1/2 [...]
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