Lebanese-style minced meat pizza

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g wheat flour, type 00 or 405
• 21 g yeast, fresh
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 10 g salt
• 300 ml water, lukewarm
• 500 g minced meat, lamb or beef
• 300 g tomatoes, finely diced
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 3 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 1 large onion(s), finely diced
• 1 large garlic clove(s), finely diced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt
• pepper
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 1 pinch of clove(s), ground
• 1 pinch of green cardamom, ground (optional)
• ¼ tsp cumin
• olive oil
• lemon juice

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 2 hours

Lahm bi Adjin

Put the flour in a bowl. Make a well in the center. Sprinkle the salt around the edge. Crumble the yeast into the well. Pour about 100ml of lukewarm water over the yeast and mix lightly. Cover and let rise for 10 minutes. Then knead with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the remaining water for 5 minutes. I find the amount of water is just right. Depending on the flour, you may need a little more or less water. Let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 220° – 250° (top/bottom heat). Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan. Sauté the onions and garlic clove over medium heat until lightly browned and set aside. Place the ground beef in a bowl, add the tomatoes, parsley, tomato paste, the cooled onion/garlic mixture, and seasoning. Mix everything together with your hands and season again if necessary. Divide the dough into 4 portions. Roll out into a circle approximately 30cm long. Quarter the minced meat and spread it evenly over the dough pieces. Sprinkle with a few drops of olive oil and lemon juice. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and place one pizza on each sheet. Bake for approximately 15 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Then bake the remaining two pizzas. Optional: For a mezzanine buffet, the dough can also be divided into 20 portions, making small pizzas that can be eaten cold from the buffet.