Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Breads and Pastries
Moroccan Mint Tea Flatbread / Pastry
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 4 cups plain flour
- • 3/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
- • 2 tsp instant yeast
- • 1/2 cup sugar
- • 100g butter, softened
- • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- • 1 tsp ground anise
- • 2 tbsp orange blossom water
- • 1 1/2 cups honey
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Grind 1/2 cup of the sesame seeds; knead with the flour, yeast, sugar, butter, cinnamon, anise, orange blossom water, and 1/2 cup water; rest 30 minutes.
2
Phase 2
Roll thin; cut into strips and fold each into a rose shape, pinching the petals closed.
3
Phase 3
Deep-fry at 180C, a few at a time, until golden and crisp.
4
Phase 4
Warm the honey and dip the hot chebakia in it.
5
Phase 5
Drain, scatter with the remaining sesame seeds, and dry on a rack; serve with mint tea.