Sabayad

Layered flatbread cooked on a griddle.

Ingredients

• 3 cups Flour
• 1¼ cups Water
• ¼ cup Oil
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Sugar

Method

1. Make the dough — Knead the flour, water, salt and sugar for 8 minutes until smooth, then rest 1 hour.
2. Roll thin — Flatten each ball as thin as you can, almost translucent.
3. Oil and fold — Brush with oil and fold into a square — the folding is what creates the layers.
4. Rest again — Leave 20 minutes so the dough relaxes.
5. Cook — Roll out gently and cook on a hot dry griddle 2 minutes a side until spotted.
6. Sabayad is ready — Serve hot with stew or honey.

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