Zaatar Rolls

Name: Zaatar Rolls
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2.5 cups flour; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp instant yeast; 1 tsp brown sugar; 1/2 to 3/4 cup warm water; 1/2 cup zaatar; 3/4 cup olive oil

by Nour Kay

12 Rolls

1 hr 45 min

Yes cinnamon rolls are great, and we all love them! But have you tried zaatar rolls? This has been on my mind for a while, and I finally made it. As the name says it, zaatar rolls are similar to zaatar man'ouche but rolled.

Zaatar man'ouche is a traditional Lebanese breakfast that you will find in every region of Lebanon, and is basically a freshly made dough flattened, sprinkled with a generous amount of zaatar and olive oil mix, then baked until golden. The smell of a freshly baked man'ouche cannot be beat, a pure taste of home!

To take this meal to the next level, serve it with some labneh (thick yogurt) and fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, mint, olive, any vegetable you fancy!

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Yield 12 Rolls
Time spent: Prep time: 90 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

For the dough

2.5 cups flour
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp salt

For the yeast mix

2 tsp instant yeast
1 tsp brown sugar
1/2 to 3/4 cup warm water

For the zaatar mix

1/2 cup zaatar
3/4 cup olive oil

Instructions

For the rolls

- Preheat the oven at 350F / 180C
- Pinch the dough to release out extra air, and cut into 3 equal pieces.
- Flatten each piece on a floured surface using a rolling pin
- Cut the dough into 4 even parts, spread about 1-2 tsp of zaatar mix on each part, roll, and repeat
- Flour a circular pan, place the zaatar rolls in it, bake in the oven for 12-15 min until golden. You want them to remain soft and fluffy, not dried out.

For the dough

- Mix yeast ingredients together and set aside for 10 min so that yeast activates. Start by using only 1/2 cup warm water, save the 1/4 for later if needed.
- In a mixing bowl, mix together the rough ingredients -- start with 2 cups flour only.
- Slowly incorporate the yeast mix. Adjust flour and water amounts as you see fit. The dough should be soft but not sticky.
- Knead the dough then cover and let it rest / rise for about 1hr

Comments

Lindy Hall on Jun 10, 2021

I do want to try this.... but I'm unclear on where it goes from being 4 pieces of dough to 12 rolls.... I guess you cut the 4 pieces into thirds....

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- Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on Jun 10, 2021
  
  Yes, I have read this over several times, and that's what I would do. Since she provided some beautiful photos, I can work backwards to figure it out.
  
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- Nour Kay on Jun 11, 2021
  
  Thank you both :) I may have been unclear but you are correct! I did cut the dough into 3 equal parts and for each of the 3 parts, I flattened it and cut it into 4 and formed rolls, updated the recipe :)
  
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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on Jun 10, 2021

This looks really good and a fun way to have breakfast. Love the yogurt, cucumbers and tomatoes to be served with them, very much how I like to eat. American breakfast can be far to sweet or salt laden and this makes my tummy happy without sacrificing flavor. Not to mention a healthy alternative. Your photos are wonderful, can't wait to try! Thank you for sharing. ❤

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- Nour Kay on Jun 11, 2021
  
  Thank you so much Naomie, happy to hear that, let me know how you like it when you give it a try :)
  
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