Arayes are a Lebanese classic street food which is basically a pita bread stuffed with spiced ground beef or lamb, or a mixture of both! It’s like a hamburger but so much better and with more flavor! Made of super simple ingredients Arayes makes for the perfect recipe to add to your weekly meal plan. Make them ahead of time or prep it quickly the night of for a healthy dinner everyone will love!

I like to serve Arayes alongside an Israeli salad and a simple lemon tahini sauce for drizzling!

This recipe comes from my sister-in-law. She bakes a large amount of challah every week for Shabbat. Since I don’t need 5 challahs every week I halved the recipe and it comes out just as perfect! This bread is great for serving at your Friday night Shabbat dinner, brunch, dessert or just to have during the week! It’s better than any store-bought challah, I promise. And there’s no weird ingredients like I’ve seen on the back of some commercial brands.