Sfiha Halabiya

Name: Sfiha Halabiya
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 3 cups flour, for dough; 400g ground lamb; 3 tbsp pomegranate molasses; 3 tbsp pine nuts

صفيحة حلبية/sfee-hah hah-lah-BEE-yah/

Also known as: Aleppo Meat Pies

About this dish

Small open-faced meat pies from Aleppo, topped with spiced ground lamb and pomegranate molasses.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour, for dough

🥩400g ground lamb

🍯3 tbsp pomegranate molasses

🌰3 tbsp pine nuts

Method

Serves 2

Make a simple yeasted dough and let it rest.

Mix ground lamb with onion, pomegranate molasses, and spices.

Roll the dough into small rounds and top generously with the meat mixture.

Sprinkle with pine nuts.

Bake at 220°C (425°F) until the edges are golden and the meat cooked through.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Sfiha halabiya is a specialty of Aleppo, distinguished by its sweet-tart pomegranate molasses topping.

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