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Manakish fresh from the oven on a wooden board

Manakish with za'atar

Flatbread, olive oil and za'atar. The breakfast every one of the four women grew up with.

From Um Ahmad. Serves 4. 1 hour, mostly waiting.

Ingredients

  • 500 g flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 7 g dry yeast
  • 300 ml warm water
  • 6 tbsp Wild Za'atar
  • 8 tbsp olive oil

Method

  1. Mix flour, salt and yeast. Add water, knead until smooth, and leave covered for 45 minutes.
  2. Stir the za'atar into the olive oil to make a loose paste.
  3. Divide the dough into four, roll each into a thin round, and spread the paste to the edge.
  4. Bake at the hottest setting of your oven for 6 to 8 minutes, until the edges blister.