World Flavors Cookbook

Manakish Za'atar

Name: Manakish Za'atar
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: Flatbread dough (flour, yeast, water, salt), 1/2 cup za'atar (thyme, sumac, sesame seeds), 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil.

The "pizza of the Middle East": flatbread topped with a mixture of aromatic za'atar (thyme blend) and olive oil.

Cuisine: Lebanon

Ingredients

Flatbread dough (flour, yeast, water, salt), 1/2 cup za'atar (thyme, sumac, sesame seeds), 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 250°C (or as hot as it goes). Roll out dough into small circles. Mix the za'atar and olive oil into a paste. Spread a generous layer of the mixture over the dough. Bake for 8-10 minutes until the edges are golden and crispy. Serve hot, either open-faced or folded.