Dissolve the sugar in the water and then stir in the dry yeast and leave for about 5 minutes.
Knead all the ingredients together into a smooth dough. The dough should be kneaded for about 20 minutes. (A food processor will do a lot of the work for you).
Then cover the dough and leave to rise in a warm place for about 90 minutes.
Filling
Peel and finely chop the onion.
Finely dice the tomatoes.
Roast the pine nuts briefly in a pan without fat.
Mix all the ingredients together.
Prepare sfiha
Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
Divide the dough into 4 parts and shape into balls. Then let it rise covered for another 10 minutes.
Then roll out a ball of dough thinly and cut it out with a round mould with a diameter of approx. 8 - 10 cm (e.g. a glass).
Place approx. 1.5 tsp of mince filling in the centre of the round shapes, fold up the outer pastry surfaces and join together at the corners.
Place the sfiha on a baking tray lined with baking paper, leaving some space between them, and bake in the oven for about 12 minutes.