Can someone give an excellent recipe for chicken esfihas? I recently had some and love them!?

Answer 1

INGREDIENTS:

8 cups (2lbs) all-purpose flour

4 envelops FLEISCHMANN'S RapidRise Yeast

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

8 oz margarine

1 tablespoon salt

2 cups milk

1 egg

Filling:

3 lbs chicken(shredded or diced)

2 diced onions

2 diced ripe tomatoes

1 diced red pepper

salt and ground pepper

4 tbs oil

Heat the oil in a saucepan and lightly fry onions, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Then cook the chicken with this mixture.

In a large bowl, mix one cup of flour with yeast, sugar and salt.

Heat milk with margarine until very warm (130 °F) and pour into this dry ingredients and mix well in the bowl. Combine the egg and remaining flour to make soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic (at least 20 minutes, or use a heavy-duty mixer).

Roll the dough into a rope and cut into 2 inch long pieces. Cover and let the pieces rest for 2 hours in a warm place or until they double size.

Flat each piece with a pin on a floured surface and place the filling the in the center. Fold the dough over the filling on three sides to wrap it into a triangular shape.

Place esfirras with seam down on a large floured baking sheet (do not grease), leaving room for dough to rise.

Let the rolls rest for half hour while you heat the oven to 400°F.

Brush each esfirra over with egg yolk and bake for 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown

Answer 2

this recipe calls for beef but you can substitute it for chicken