Muffins Recipe " 3esh Al Nahel "

Who said we do not have Lebanese Muffins? Well, the Lebanese muffins known as "3esh Alnahel" which means "A Bee Cell" in English is a famous kind of low-fat sweets, named after its distinctive shape that resembles a bee cell. 

Here are the ingredients:

• 2 ½ Tablespoons of Sugar
• 6 Tablespoons of Powder Milk
• 1 ½ Tablespoon of Yeast
• 1 Tablespoon of Baking Power
• 4 Cups of Flour
• 1 ½  Cup of Warm Water
• 3/4 Cup of Oil

Here are the steps:

• Mix the ingredients together until the dough is formed. Cover the dough and leave it for a minimum of 2 hours to brew.
• Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
• Cut the dough into small circles, laminate each circle separately, place in it a small piece of cheese or a teaspoon of chocolate, then apply the paste on the filling.
• Place the dough in the tray with a distance of two centimeters between each piece as it will extract.  
• Place the tray in the oven and leave up to 30 minutes until the top is drown in color.

PS: Instead of filling the dough with cheese or chocolate, you can place as well Labneh and Olives or any kind of mixture you love.

Bon Appétit  صحتين !