Tuesday 31/March/2026 – 02:54 PM
We present a way to make Meshaltet pie at home. Feteer is one of the best meals served in the Egyptian countryside, along with white and black honey, old cheese with tomatoes, and fried eggs. It is a complete nutritional meal, and the housewife usually buys it from rural women, but there are some who prefer to prepare it at home, and in this report we will present the recipe and ingredients.
How to make Meshaltet pie at home
Regarding how to make Feteer Meshaltet at home, Feteer Meshaltet is one of the most famous Egyptian baked goods that is usually served on Sham El Nessim, especially with the approaching Sham El Nessim holiday, which will be on April 13, 2026, when it is a special breakfast meal with honey, cheese, or cream.
Ingredients for making Meshaltet pie at home
Regarding the ingredients for making Meshaltet pie at home, we offer a simple and easy recipe to prepare at home, using available ingredients, taking into account good kneading and resting the dough to obtain successful and fragile layers.
Ingredients for making Meshaltet pie at home
Regarding the ingredients for making Meshaltet pie at home, they include the following:
- 4 cups white flour
- A teaspoon of salt
- A tablespoon of sugar
- A cup of warm water
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- Starch to spread the dough
Steps to prepare Feteer Meshaltet at home
Regarding the steps for preparing Meshaltet pie at home, they include the following:
- In a deep bowl, mix flour with salt and sugar well.
- Gradually add water while kneading until a smooth, consistent dough is formed.
- Leave the dough to rest for 30 minutes, covered.
- Divide the dough into equal balls according to the desired size.
- Roll out each ball on a surface sprinkled with starch until it is very thin.
- Grease the surface of the dough with butter or ghee, then fold it into layers of squares or rolls.
- Repeat the process with the rest of the balls, then arrange the layers in a greased tray.
- Grease the face with ghee or butter.
- Bake in a hot oven at 200 degrees Celsius until it turns golden.
How to make peasant Meshaltet pie
As for the method of making the agricultural Meshaltet pie, it relies mainly on local ghee, as it is the method closest to the traditional origin of the Meshaltet pie.
Ingredients for making agricultural Meshaltet pie
Regarding the amounts of making the agricultural Meshaltet pie, they include the following:
- 5 cups flour
- A teaspoon of salt
- Warm water for kneading
- My ghee
- Starch per person
Steps to prepare the farmer’s Meshaltet pie
As for the steps for preparing the agricultural Meshaltet pie, they include the following:
- You must mix the flour with salt, then gradually add water while kneading until a soft dough is formed.
- Leave the dough to rest for at least 30 minutes.
- Divide into small balls, and roll each ball out using starch until it becomes very thin.
- Grease each layer with ghee, then fold it into overlapping layers.
- Combine the layers in a tray, brushing the top with ghee well.
- Leave the pie to rest a little before putting it in the oven.
- Place it in a hot oven until it turns golden and becomes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
