Hawawshi Tarek style

Serves

Prep Time

Cook Time

Ingredients

For the Filling:

500g Australian ground beef

2 Onions, chopped

½ cup parsley

1 hot chili

1 egg yolk

Salt and pepper, to taste

For the Dough:

1 packet dry yeast

1 tsp sugar

1 cup water

3 cups flour

Pinch of Salt

1/3 tbsp sugar

1/3 cup oil

For Garnishing:

Sesame & black cumin seeds

Preheat the oven at 180 C.
To make the dough: Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1 cup of warm water.
Add a little of the flour, mix and set aside in a warm place for 15 minutes until foamy.
Sift flour. Add oil and mix with fingertips until absorbed.
Add the yeast to the above mixture. Knead well. Set aside in a warm place for one hour until the dough rises.
Divide dough in 2 balls. Roll each into a circle about 1 cm thick.
To make the filling: Chop very finely onion, parsley, chili and combine with the minced beef. Season with salt and pepper.
Stuff dough rounds with this mixture.
Fold dough in half, pressing the edges closed firmly with fingers.
Brush top of the hawawshi with 1 beaten egg.
Bake in hot oven at 250°C for 20 minutes until tops golden brown. Serve immediately.