Fatayer is the Arabic Levantine word for hand ... such as squares or pinched into diamond-like patterns. The pies are then baked until the dough is golden and the filling is fully cooked.

Fatayer bi Banadoura is part of a series of culinary performances shedding light on forgotten or unknown rural dishes. For the second dish of this series, I chose a pastry exclusive to her mother’s ...

But the intoxicating bakery aroma isn't just from the pita; fatayer (Mediterranean savory pastries) are also baked fresh, with a range of fillings like zaatar, jibneh cheese and seasoned ground beef.

Majdal’s baked goods selection reflects much of what Rabah was raised eating or making, like the fatayer filled with cinnamon-laced shredded potatoes, or the faintly sweet talami, a round bread ...