Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 12 servings

Dough:

• 1 tbsp yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 2.5 cups flour
• .5 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• .25 cup oil

Meat Topping:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• .5 tsp pepper
• .5 tsp paprika
• 1 tbsp dried mint
• .5 tsp allspice
• 1.5 onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp finely chopped green pepper
• 1 tsp finely chopped jalapeno pepper
• .5 cup finely chopped parsley
• 14 oz can seedless tomatoes, well drained and rinsed, chopped
• Lemon wedges and plain yogurt, for garnish

Steps

1. Dissolve yeast in water for 5 minutes until foamy. In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar and salt, mix with spatula. Create a well in the center and add the dissolved yeast and oil. Stir until well combined. Rub hands with a little oil and knead dough for 10 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and let proof for 2 1/2 hours. Punch down, divide into 13 egg-sized balls and roll each by hand with a rolling pin into 7-8 inch diameter cakes about 1/8 inch thick. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. For meat topping: Combine meat, tomato paste, salt, garlic powder, pepper, paprika, mint, and allspice in a bowl. In a food processor, pulse onion and fresh garlic until it is thick and chunky. Add this to meat mixture. Put bell pepper, jalapeno and parsley in food processor and fulse until fine. Add this to the meat mixture. Puree the tomatoes in the food processor and mix into the meat. Mix by hand, cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
3. Spread a thin layer of meat mixture onto each dough cake and place on lightly oiled sheet pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until meat is cooked through and edges of dough start to brown. To serve, squeeze a bit of lemon on top and follow by a dollop of plain yogurt, roll up and eat. Repeat with remaining cakes. May individually wrap each cake in plastic and freeze for future use.

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