Stuffed Bulgur Dough Baked in the Oven

Name: Stuffed Bulgur Dough Baked in the Oven (Kubbat Burghul bil-Firin)
Yield: Makes 18 pieces
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: ¼ cup (60 ml) lemon juice; 2 cups (475 ml) warm water; 12 oz (340 g) lean ground/minced meat; 12 oz (340 g) lean ground/minced meat; 1 teaspoon cumin; ½ teaspoon black pepper; ¼ teaspoon chili pepper; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; 1½ recipes kubba filling, using optional ingredients, or use uncooked filling; 2 cups (12 oz/340 g) #1 or #2 bulgur, picked over but not washed; 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) farina; 1 small onion, grated; 1¼ teaspoon salt

Kubbat Burghul bil-Firin

Preparation info

Makes
18 pieces

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

About

Preparing this kubba is much easier than the traditional individually shaped ones. The filling is enclosed between two layers of dough, spread on a baking pan. It tastes as good as the individual discs and balls.

Ingredients

For the dough

2 cups (12 oz/340 g) #1 or #2 bulgur, picked over but not washed

Asia
Iraq
Main course

Method

Preheat oven to 450°F/230°C/gas mark 8.
In a big bowl, mix bulgur, farina, grated onion, salt, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and chili. Then add warm water and lemon juice, and mix with a fork. Let stand for 30 minutes, covered, folding mixture 2 or 3 times w