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Manakish (Lebanese Za'atar Flatbread)
The Lebanese breakfast pizza: soft flatbread with a dark green za'atar-oil paste, blistered hot from the oven and folded around tomatoes and mint.
30
Prep Time
15
Cook Time
8
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
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1Knead the dough 8-10 minutes until smooth; rise 1 hour. Mix za'atar with olive oil into a thick paste — not runny.
2Divide into 8 balls, flatten into ovals, spread the za'atar paste leaving a border. Bake at the oven's highest heat (250°C+) for 5-7 minutes until blistered.
3Eat immediately, folded over tomato and fresh mint — or with labneh. Manakish wait for nobody.
Chef's Tip
- The za'atar paste must be oil-heavy and thick: runny paste soaks the dough; thick paste bakes into a dark, flavorful crust.
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- Highest heat and short bake mimic the bakery's stone oven — that is where the blisters come from.
- Eaten folded with raw tomato and mint, the bread becomes a sandwich; served flat, it dries out.
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