Man’oushe roll recipe

Ingredients:

500 gs all purpose flour

1/2 cup corn oil, plus one tablespoon

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon instant yeast

1 1/2 cup natural yoghurt

1 cup zaa’tar mixed with one cup  olive oil

Optional : Some milk and sesame for the decoration on the top of the roll

Preparation:

1. In a bowl mix the flour with all the dried ingredients

2. Add the corn oil and rub all the flour with oil

3. Mix with 1/2 cup of yoghurt at a time until the mixture become a soft and smooth dough ( the quantity of the yoghurt may vary depending on the flour type)

4. When your dough is ready rub it with one tablespoon of corn oil and cover with cling film and let it rest for about 2 hours until it doubles in volume

5. Take a third of the dough and roll it using a rolling pin on a floured surface to a rectangle shape, pour the mixture of zaa’tar and oil and cover the dough leaving about one inch from each side and roll it into a cylinder

6.  Cut the rolled dough into a small pieces

7.  Preheat the oven to 190 degree

8. Place each roll in cup cake tray and let it rest for about half an hour.

9. If you are using sesame to decorate the top of the roll brush each one with a bit of milk and sprinkle the sesame over it

10. Cook for 20 minutes, or until the top of the roll becomes golden color.