Open-faced thyme pies - manakeesh bi zaatar

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A flat dough topped with a mix of thyme, sumac, sesame grains and olive oil, then oven baked. You can find it in all bakeries in Lebanon; it is a traditional breakfast pie. A perfect appetizer too when served in small sizes.

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Ingredients

1 hour 40 minutes
30 small pieces
  1. - For the dough:
  2. 3 cupsflour
  3. 1 teaspoondried yeast dissolved in ¼ cup warm water
  4. 1 1/2 cupswater
  5. 2 tablespoonsvegetable oil
  6. 1/2 teaspoonsugar
  7. - For the thyme mixture:
  8. 2 cupsdried wild thyme, finely ground
  9. 2/3 cupsumac
  10. 1/3 cupsesame seeds
  11. 1 cupolive oil
  12. 1 teaspoonsalt

Cooking Instructions

1 hour 40 minutes
  1. 1

    In a bowl, mix all the thyme mixture ingredients together. If needed add some water to get a medium fluid mixture.

  2. 2

    To prepare the dough: mix the flour, sugar and the water dissolved yeast. Add the vegetable oil and mix again. While kneading, gradually add the water until you get a well-combined dough.

  3. 3

    Cover the dough with a plastic wrap and leave it to rest in a warm place for at least 1 hr.

  4. 4

    After the dough has risen, knead it again, with some flour on your hands. Divide the dough into big parts and roll each part on a lightly floured surface using a rolling pin. Cut the dough into 10 cm diameter circles using a circular pastry cutter.

  5. 5

    Top each circle with 1 tablespoon of thyme mixture.

  6. 6

    Slightly grease 2 oven trays with olive oil and place the manakeesh on them. Bake at medium heat for around 20 min or until the bottom of the dough turns lightly brown.

  7. 7

    Serve warm or at room temperature.

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