Name: Msemen
Yield: 8 breads
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup fine semolina, plus extra; 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp instant yeast; 1 to 1 1/4 cups warm water; 1/2 cup melted butter or oil, for folding; Honey, jam or white cheese to serve; Mint tea

Where it comes from

Msemen is a breakfast and snack bread of Morocco and Algeria. Home cooks stretch the dough very thin, fold it into a square, and cook it on a griddle, serving it with tea.

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Recipe

Make Msemen at home

Serves 8 breadsTime 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup fine semolina, plus extra
1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar
1 tsp instant yeast
1 to 1 1/4 cups warm water
1/2 cup melted butter or oil, for folding
Honey, jam or white cheese to serve
Mint tea

How it's made

Mix flour, semolina, salt, sugar, yeast and water into a soft dough and knead 10 minutes.
Shape into small balls and rest 15 minutes, coated with oil.
Oil a work surface and flatten each ball into a thin sheet.
Brush with butter and sprinkle with semolina, then fold into thirds and again into thirds to form a square.
Rest 10 minutes, then flatten gently into a larger square.
Cook on a hot greased griddle for 2 to 3 minutes per side until golden and flaky.
Fluff by pushing the edges inward.
Serve warm with honey and mint tea.