This popular Middle Eastern pastry is made from a soft yeast-risen dough filled with cheese and molded into an attractive canoe-like shape. Fatayer originated in the Levant, a region that includes Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Palestine, and can have a number of different savory fillings, like meat, spinach and cheese. Fatayer can be enjoyed as a breakfast, snack or appetizer and are a particularly welcome additon to a mezze platter with dishes like hummus and babaganoush. Traditionally, cheese fatayer like these are made with a combination of feta and akkawi cheese, a mild, lightly briny cows' milk cheese. Since akkawi is not widely available outrside the region we suggest you use mozzarella, which is similar in flavor and texture.
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Food Network Kitchen | 2023-10-20
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