This is a recipe from Foof!
These yummy little bundles of bread filled with cheese are found in neighborhood bakeries throughout Saudi Arabia. I have never seen them in Syria so I am not sure of their origin.
A basic dough is put together, left to rest for 60 minutes and then small pieces of dough are flattened, filled with cheese and rolled into a ball shape. We added a little twist to tradition and put feta cheese in the middle of some balls instead of cream cheese. You can chose which cheese you prefer. The balls are sprinkled with sesame seeds, baked to golden perfection and finally topped with a light warm syrup.
Ingredients for roll dough
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 package dry yeast dissolved in 3/4 cup warm water with 1 Tbs. sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup milk
(3/4 cups water for dissolving yeast)
1 Tbs. baking powder
Topping
3 Tbs. sesame seeds for sprinkling on top of rolls
Filling for inside of rolls
1/2 cup whipped cream cheese
1/2 cup feta cheese
Ingredients for syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
Directions
Mix roll ingredients by hand or in a mixer with a dough hook, knead, cover and let raise for 1 1/2 hours
When the dough is ready, preheat oven to 350 degrees
We use a round cake pan and it has worked well for the amount of dough and the desired shape. Grease pan.
Pinch off pieces of dough and flatten in hand, place a spoon of feta or cream cheese in the middle, roll up into a ball making sure they are well sealed. Put each ball seam side down (if there is a seam or bunched up area) in the cake pan leaving a little space in between each one.
Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and put in the oven. Bake approximately 30 minutes until bread is done and brown on top.
While rolls are baking make syrup. Place water and sugar in small sauce pan and let this mixture come to a boil, turn it down but keep it on a low simmer/boil. Watch this mixture carefully because it can cause a huge mess if it is left for too long or it can become too hard to use. After ten minutes remove from heat. Try to time the baking of the rolls and making the syrup so that the syrup is still warm when the rolls are done.
When the rolls are removed from the oven, pour prepared syrup over the top, allowing to soak in.
Rolls will be hot so be careful!
They look delicious!
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Thanks Peter! They are so yummy
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Following in her mamas footsteps! Look yummy!!!!
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Thanks Alice! xxx
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Oh these are so good! My grandson goes to Nursery School with several children from Syria and yesterday one of the boys shared one of these with him. He talked about it all night!
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That is so funny! Awesome
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Those buns look and sound delicious😍😍
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Thanks so much Suzanne! Do you know where Cheryl is? I cannot find her email and am worried about her!
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I was just thinking about her last night. She hasn’t answered emails and I can’t reach her by phone. I am worried
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I am too!!!!!
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Yum.. These look so delicious and so fluffy and soft.. Happy Baking.. 🙂
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Thanks so much Sue xoxo
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YUM! Nothing like fresh bread/buns!
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I agree Jodi!
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These look so yummy!
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They are pretty yummy Sarah, thanks!
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Well this looks quite tempting…(K)
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Thanks K xo
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I would love a few of those as a snack right now!!
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They are pretty yummy
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I’ll be making these, Lynn. They look and sound wonderful!
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So glad!!
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Saved these to make with the kids over our next break! Yummy!
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They are pretty yummy and yes I can see your kids really liking them!
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That sounds very good, Lynn! It gives me a lunch idea!
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Oh wow sounds great
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Thank you so much for the inspiration, Lynn!!
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most welcome
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💖
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These are lovely little buns. I like the idea of using feta as well as cream cheese. Thanks.
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Thanks so much Peggy
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Yummy!! Can Foof fly out here to FL, please!!
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Haha
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She would like that!!
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C’mon!!
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hahaha
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Looks very appetizing!
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Thanks Syl
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You’re welcome 😊
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The Foof apple didn’t fall far from the Mummy tree! Those look delectable …. a must try. Thank you lovely ladies xxxx
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Thanks dear xoxo
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This buns look so appetizing and delicious.
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Looking good
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These look delicious. Do you deliver? lol
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hahaha I wish I could! lol
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Those sound and look delicious! The giant sundae at the top with your daughter looks HUGE and yummy too.
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Thanks Deborah!
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They sound and look delicious!! YUM!!xoxoxo
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Thanks PJ xoxo
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Making bun and bread is so satisfying.
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I agree!
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I can smell them cooking through my screen, lol! These look heavenly.
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hahaha thanks dear KR!
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So scrummy ……. I can almost smell them xxx
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Thanks xxx
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Yummy ! These sound like little balls of heaven 🙂 xxx
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That is a good name lynnexxx
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So lush, very nice!
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I can smell them from here…..yum!!!
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Xxx
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These sound and look delish!!
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Thanks Steph!
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I’m hungry just looking These…they look a scrummy and have such a lovely golden colour! 😀
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Thanks Annika xoxo
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Sounds wonderful. Pictures make you want some. I’m good at eating, but not good at cooking.
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Nice to see you! Hope all is well.
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Yummy! It looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks
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