Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Open-faced thyme pies - manakeesh bi zaatar

Open-faced thyme pies - manakeesh bi zaatar.

You can cook Open-faced thyme pies - manakeesh bi zaatar using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Open-faced thyme pies - manakeesh bi zaatar

1. You need of - For the dough:.
2. Prepare 3 cups of flour.
3. It's 1 teaspoon of dried yeast dissolved in ¼ cup warm water.
4. You need 1 1/2 cups of water.
5. It's 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
6. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
7. It's of - For the thyme mixture:.
8. Prepare 2 cups of dried wild thyme, finely ground.
9. It's 2/3 cup of sumac.
10. Prepare 1/3 cup of sesame seeds.
11. You need 1 cup of olive oil.
12. Prepare 1 teaspoon of salt.

Open-faced thyme pies - manakeesh bi zaatar step by step

1. In a bowl, mix all the thyme mixture ingredients together. If needed add some water to get a medium fluid mixture..
2. To prepare the dough: mix the flour, sugar and the water dissolved yeast. Add the vegetable oil and mix again. While kneading, gradually add the water until you get a well-combined dough..
3. Cover the dough with a plastic wrap and leave it to rest in a warm place for at least 1 hr..
4. After the dough has risen, knead it again, with some flour on your hands. Divide the dough into big parts and roll each part on a lightly floured surface using a rolling pin. Cut the dough into 10 cm diameter circles using a circular pastry cutter..
5. Top each circle with 1 tablespoon of thyme mixture..
6. Slightly grease 2 oven trays with olive oil and place the manakeesh on them. Bake at medium heat for around 20 min or until the bottom of the dough turns lightly brown..
7. Serve warm or at room temperature..