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Musakhan Pie (Sumac Chicken Stuffed Bread)

Make the enriched yogurt dough, fill with tangy sumac chicken, shape, and bake until golden top and bottom.

15 Jan 2022
Prep1.5 hours (with rising)
Cook25 minutes
Serves6
LevelMedium

How to Prepare

1

Make the dough: mix the flour, powdered milk, sugar, yeast, yogurt, salt, and oil; knead into a smooth dough and let it rise for about 1 hour.

2

Make the filling: boil the chicken breasts and shred them. In a pan with olive oil, saute the chopped onion with the chicken, salt, black pepper, seven spices, cumin, and sumac for a few minutes until combined. Finish with a squeeze of lemon, a dash of pomegranate molasses, and pine nuts if you like.

3

Shape the dough around the filling into pies.

4

Brush the tops with the milk-and-coffee mixture for color.

5

Bake at 200C (390F) until browned on the bottom, then brown the top. Serve warm.

Chef Noor's Tip

Let the dough rise fully for a soft pie, and balance the sumac and pomegranate molasses for that signature musakhan tang.