Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Breads and Pastries
Makdous Flatbread / Pastry
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 3 1/2 cups plain flour
- • 2 tsp instant yeast
- • 1 1/2 tsp salt
- • 1/4 cup olive oil
- • 1 cup warm water
- • 500g spinach, finely chopped
- • 1 large onion, finely diced
- • 2 tbsp sumac
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Knead the flour, yeast, 1 tsp of the salt, 2 tbsp of the oil, and the water into a soft dough; prove 1 hour.
2
Phase 2
Squeeze the spinach dry, then mix with the onion, sumac, the remaining oil, and the remaining salt.
3
Phase 3
Roll walnut-size pieces of dough into thin circles; cup in the hand, fill, and pinch closed into triangles.
4
Phase 4
Rest 15 minutes, then bake at 200C for 15-18 minutes until golden.
5
Phase 5
Eat warm or at room temperature.