Coiled Meat Pies

Name: Coiled Meat Pies (Halazonia)
Cuisine: Palestine
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon black pepper; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon qidra spices; Extra virgin olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1 pound (approximately 450 grams) lean ground beef; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sumac; 4 cups (500 grams) flour; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, warmed; 1 cup warm water, more or less as needed to reach a pliable dough; ½ teaspoon salt

Halazonia

Preparation info

Makes
10 to 12 pies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Gaza Kitchen

By Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt

Published 2021

About

These unleavened meat pastries, also known as “snail pies” in Gaza, are easier to make than they appear. They are served with salad and yogurt.

Ingredients

Dough

4 cups (500 grams) flour
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, warm

Asia
Palestine
Pie
Gaza

Method

Knead the ingredients for the dough until well incorporated, about 2 minutes, then shape the dough into a ball and set it aside to rest for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Warm 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet. Add the onion and cook until soft. Stir in the meat, breaking