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Takhratha'd Pusra / Meat Pies

3/18/2012

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Takhratha'd pursra / Meat pies are a great snack to have anytime. They can be made in advance and frozen for up to 6 months. You can also make these with mixed cheese filling. Enjoy!
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Prepare the dough first:

Dough Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of yeast or 1 yeast packet
5 lbs flour
1 tablespoon dough/flour seasoning mix-optional*
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup olive oil, and 1 tablespoon olive oil
6 cups warm milk
1/3 cup warm (not hot) water

*I have always bought the dough mix because such a small amount is needed. I’m not sure of the exact measurements for making it but it usually has the following spices - ground fennel, black caraway seed, and white sesame seeds, anise, cardamom, and ground cherry pit.

Dough Prep:
In a cup mix yeast packet with 1/3 cup of warm (not hot) water. Cover with plastic wrap. Leave alone for approximately 10 minutes or until the yeast and water mixture rises to the top of the cup. If the mixture does not rise, you may have done something wrong. If mixture doesn't rise, throw it out and start again.

In very large mixing bowl, mix together flour, flour seasoning mix if you are using it, and salt.
Warm 6 cups of milk on the stove. Do not let the milk boil, turn off heat just before it boils.
Pour in yeast mixture into the bowl of flour mixture. Add olive oil, and 6 cups of warm milk.
Mix and knead with hands.
Add a few tablespoons of water if needed to mix the excess flour.
Continue to need to punch and knead the dough until it is smooth.

Once dough is smooth, rub one tablespoon of olive oil on top of the dough. Cover dough with plastic wrap, then cover with a towel for at least 8 hours or overnight. Store in a warm spot, like indoors on a table top. DO NOT put the dough in the refrigerator or in a cool spot.

Ingredients for Beef Filling:
6 lbs ground beef
4 medium size yellow onions chopped
1 tablespoon baharat (or more to taste if you prefer spicier)
2 tablespoons salt


Cook beef in a pan (no oil needed at this point) on medium heat. Cook half way through, then drain the cooking juices from the meat. Return to heat.
Add 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
Add chopped onion
Add 2 tablespoons salt
Add 1 tablespoon baharat
Mix well and cook until beef is fully cooked (about 10 more minutes). Take off heat and let mixture cook to room temperature.

Assembly Instructions:

Prepare an egg wash by beating 2 eggs in a small bowl.
Preheat oven on bake at 325 degrees
Grease baking sheet with vegetable oil

Roll the dough into logs. Cut into 1 inch pieces. Roll 1 inch pieces into balls.

Flatten balls with a rolling pin on a floured surface into round circles about 5 inches in diameter. Fill with 1 overflowing tablespoon of meat filling. Fold dough around filling, either into a triangle or round shape (see photos). Line takhratha folded side down on greased baking sheet.

Once baking sheet is filled, give top side only of takhratha an egg wash.

Bake at 325 until cooked/golden brown on the bottom. About 10 minutes. Once bottom is cooked, put the oven on broil. Broil until golden brown on top checking every couple minutes. . Be sure to watch the takhratha as oven times may vary.

Cooked takhratha can be stored in the freezer for up to 6 months, just reheat in the toaster oven.

30 Comments
Sue
4/19/2012 11:10:49 am

what type cheese. I've made many times however I have a problem with the cheese leaking. Can you help?

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mideastchef.com
6/5/2012 01:53:49 am

For cheese takhratha you can use a mixture of half feta and half cream cheese (mash them together) and they shouldn't leak when they melt.

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table top fridge link
7/3/2012 07:47:23 pm

This looks so yummy! What a great idea!

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Areej
1/22/2013 03:56:15 am

Any kind of cheese 1 or 2 eggs that will helps a lot ( I usually use feta and cheddar and some Chicago cheese).

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Janan
5/8/2013 09:28:26 am

Your not saying how much of the Seasoning mix do u put?

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Val link
12/2/2019 04:23:23 pm

My grandmother made these all my life. I made these meat pies and your ingredients are just like what I am accustomed to. As far as how much spice to use... do it according to your taste. My grandmother never measured anything.lol
I learned to measure by eye and taste. These are so delicious and can be frozen. Once defrosted I put them on a tray in the oven to warm them. My one suggestion... if you’re not crazy about curry use 1 tsp at a time then taste. Bon appetite

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gloria zebari
7/30/2013 02:05:16 am

Hmm, never thought about using milk, sounds good.
I season the beef w/bahrat, salt and curry powder.
If you don't have bahrat you can use allspice.
You can also stuff w/spinach and feta for spinach pies.

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Sue
12/8/2013 10:19:43 am

Turned out perfect!!!! Thank u!! :)

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Noora
9/15/2014 08:39:10 pm

What is the milk for? Lol sorry. Also about how many does it make.

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Mideastchef
11/2/2014 07:14:09 am

The milk makes the dough softer. I think this recipe made about 60 pies.

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Steve
1/8/2016 11:42:30 am

What are the amounts or measurements for the flour seasoning? Thank you

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Kim
4/15/2016 06:42:32 pm

My mother was the hea mid eastern cook ever. She used Curry and a ton of onions. Much better with Curry.

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Kim
1/26/2018 09:50:08 pm

I agree. My mom was the best cook also and she used Curry as well. Much better! Also, got to have lots of onions!!! Like a crunchy crust personally so I don't use milk in mine.

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Chanel
7/2/2018 12:52:53 pm

Where did you buy the flour seasoning? I went to a middleeastern store on the Eastside and they didn't know what I was talking about.

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Mideastchef
7/2/2018 04:08:45 pm

The last time I bought it it was from Jerry’s but that was a while ago. Ask them for Baharat’d kulecha (kulecha spices) if they don’t know what dough spices are.

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Jorge
10/9/2018 12:18:39 pm

In Brazil we have fresh and dry biological yeast, 10 grams of dry yeast equals 30 grams of fresh yeast, which one should I use and in what quantity.

Thanks a lot

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Mideastchef
10/10/2018 06:05:28 am

Hi. I would use dry yeast but not sure about the quantity.

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Ronda
3/11/2019 03:14:24 pm

Was everyone successful with the dough batch the first time? where can you get the dough seasoning mix?

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Melissa
9/4/2019 09:10:05 am

My sis in law doesn’t use the dough seasoning and I love them. I’m not a fan of fennel seed. Love love love meat pies. My kids destroy the bag as soon as she gives it. Time for me to learn how to make them myself😊

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Erica
11/18/2019 07:11:54 pm

Hello. Love this recipe. My question is what type of seasonings do I add to the dough mixture or how do we season it? I was unsuccessful in finding the seasoning packet in stores and online.

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Mideastchef
12/2/2019 04:33:04 pm

I would just skip the dough spice of you can’t find it. It is optional.

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Christine
1/3/2020 07:58:22 am

Hi you are an amazing cook! I want to try with cream cheese and feta for cheese pies how much feta and how do you do it with cream cheese it is thick and clumpy?

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Christine
1/5/2020 06:37:27 am

What kind of cream cheese do I buy? Regular cream cheese or the middle eastern one?

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Mideastchef
1/5/2020 10:13:11 am

Hi.

Thank you!

I would do 1/3 cup cream cheese for every cup of feta cheese. You can use regular cream cheese from the grocery store. I would soften it first by letting it sit out and getting to room temp or put in microwave for 30 seconds to a minute. That should help with mixing it so it’s smoother.

Christine
1/5/2020 04:33:46 pm

Thanks so much so do I mix the cream cheese when softened with the feta cheese then fill the dough? How much if I made 5 pounds of dough should I use of both of them?

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Mideastchef
1/5/2020 06:14:57 pm

Yes I would mix them when softened. Using a fork to mash them together might work well. I’m not sure how much cheese mixture to use. I would just estimate and then you can always make more of the mixture if you need it.

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Christine
1/8/2020 07:02:05 pm

Thanks so much

Dede link
9/18/2021 10:28:47 pm

Please please can you write The measurement for the seasoning please I really need it! thank you

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Mideastchef
12/11/2021 12:14:52 pm

I usually buy the dough seasoning premade so I don’t know. It’s optional. They will still come out great with out it.

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Jay Jeffries
6/11/2022 07:56:55 pm

Just came across this website made the meat pies they were fantastic do you guys have a cookbook?

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