{"id":6489,"date":"2026-10-19T01:52:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T06:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/how-to-make-lahm-bi-ajin-lebanese-meat-pizza\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:37:04","slug":"how-to-make-lahm-bi-ajin-lebanese-meat-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/ar\/how-to-make-lahm-bi-ajin-lebanese-meat-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Lahm bi Ajin (Lebanese Meat Pizza at Home)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thin, crisp rounds of dough spread with spiced meat, tomato and a little pomegranate molasses. This is the bakery breakfast you can make in your own oven.<\/em><\/p>\n

Recipe Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prep time<\/th>\n30 minutes, plus 1 hour rising<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook time<\/th>\n8 to 10 minutes per tray<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serves<\/th>\n4 to 6 (makes 12 rounds)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Difficulty<\/th>\nMedium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Origin<\/th>\nAcross Lebanon, with Armenian and Baalbek styles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Lahm bi ajin means “meat with dough”, and that is exactly what it is: a thin round of bread dough spread with raw minced meat, onion, tomato and spices, then baked fast in a very hot oven. In Lebanon you buy it hot from the neighbourhood furn in the morning, often with a squeeze of lemon and a glass of laban or ayran on the side. The Armenian community of Bourj Hammoud made the thin, crisp version famous in Beirut, while Baalbek has its own sfiha baalbakiyeh, small open squares pinched at the corners.<\/p>\n

What makes a good one is balance. The topping should be tangy (from tomato, pomegranate molasses and lemon), juicy rather than greasy, and spread thinly enough that the meat cooks in the same few minutes the dough takes to crisp.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/h2>\n

For the dough<\/h3>\n