Stuffed Croissants

Simple, savory Sausage Stuffed Croissants make a nice do-ahead appetizer or tea time treat, but they're on my radar right now as Ramadan fare. I was first introduced to them by a sister-in-law, who prepared them with popular Moroccan selections of Merguez sausage and Edam cheese. You can, of course, dress them up further, but the combination of spicy meat and buttery, flaky dough offer enough contrast of flavors and textures that I see little reason to fuss over additional fillings.

Starting with frozen puff pastry dough will save you the prep work of making homemade pate feuilletee, although I much prefer the homemade pastry to the supermarket brands I've tried in Morocco. You can also opt to use?leavened croissant dough.?I've made the stuffed croissants using both doughs, and the results are equally delicious.

Photo ? Christine Benlafquih

Stuffed croissants

Simple, tasty croissant stuffed sausage make a nice aperitif-ahead or tea time treat, but are on my radar now as Ramadan fare. I was first introduced to them by a sister in law, who has them prepared with popular selections of Moroccan Merguez sausage and cheese Edam. You can, of course, dress them up further, but the combination of spicy meats and buttery, flaky pastry offer sufficient contrast of flavors and textures that I see little reason to panic over additional padding.

Starting with frozen puff pastry will save you the work of preparation for make homemade Pate feuilletee, although I much prefer homemade pasta to supermarket brands that I've tried in Morocco. You can also choose to use croissant dough leavened products. I did the croissants stuffed with using both batters, and the results are just as delicious.

Photo Christine Benlafquih

Stuffed Harcha

While harcha plain is usually served with butter, honey, jam or cheese, stuffed version of pan-fried flatbread semolina shown here needs no topping, gets its flavor from savory stuffing. Don't be fooled into thinking that it is time to do, however, like the Harcha with onions, herbs, olives and cheese recipe is actually quite quick and easy to throw together and might also be considered for unexpected company. You can, of course, make some in advance to have in the freezer. In this case, simply heat the harcha in a preheated oven until hot.

Photo Christine Benlafquih