Manakish Zaatar (Arab pizza)

Category
Italian Pizza

Time
Special

Difficulty
Medium

Cost
Very cheap

From
Arabia

Ingredients

For the dough:
250g durum wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
15g brewer's yeast
100ml water
For the zaatar:
3 tsp marjoram
1 tsp sumac
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp oreganon
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp olive oil

Stir together the flour, salt and olive oil.
Dissolve the yeast in some warm water, add to the flour and knead it well.
Gradually add the remaining water to the flour, and work the mixture into a dough.
Knead vigorously for about 15 minutes, until the dough is no longer sticky.
Cover and allow to rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
Meanwhile prepare the Zaatar: toast the sesame seeds in a pan for a couple of minutes, then remove from heat.
Add marjoram, sumac, thyme and oreganon.
Pour in the olive oil and set aside.
Roll the dough out 1 cm thin, and cut into squadres.
Brush with the zaatar and put on a oiled baking pan or on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated 180° C (356 F) oven 15-20 minutes.
Serve with cream cheese, labneh or greek yogurth.