Lebanese Saj bread - markouk

Name: Lebanese Saj bread - markouk
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 350 g strong bread flour; 150 g cake flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon instant yeast; 300 ml lukewarm water; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Linda L. @lindzi

Lebanese

Markouk is a thin flatbread that’s very popular in the Middle East, especially in the Lebanese mountains. It’s made on a tool called Saj, that looks like an upside down wok, but you can make it on an iron skillet instead.
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Ingredients

350 gstrong bread flour
150 gcake flour
1 teaspoonsalt
1 tablespoonsugar
1 tablespooninstant yeast
300 mllukewarm water
2 tablespoonsvegetable oil

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Steps

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Dissolve 1 tablespoon of instant yeast + 1 tablespoon sugar in 300 ml of water. Set aside for a few minutes
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In a deep bowl, mix the bread flour, cake flour and salt.
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Gradually add the mixture of instant yeast, sugar and water + oil over the flour mixture. Knead the dough on a flat surface with your hands for around 5-10 minutes until smooth and elastic
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Return tge dough to the bowl, cover with a cloth and let it rest for around 1-2 hours until its double the size.
5

Divide the dough into smaller balls, place on a flat surface/tray, sprinkle some flour, cover with a cloth and let the dough balls rest again for another 30 minutes.
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Using a rolling pin or your hands, flatten the dough until thin enough you can see your hand through. Flip and flatten while sprinkling more flour so the dough doesn’t stick to the surface
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Spray some water on the saj or iron skillet, and place the dough on it on medium to high heat. Keep for a few minutes. You can place any toppings you like such as zaatar or cheese while still on the saj or leave it plain and enjoy it with dips, zaatar or labneh

Labneh - Lebanese Creamy Cheese لبنة
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When you add toppings to it, it becomes another version of “Mannouche” but referred to as “Mannouche Saj”. you can find the oven mannouche recipe here

Manoushe (منقوشه) - Lebanese Flatbread with Toppings