Bread
Msemen (Square Layered Flatbread)

Msemen (Square Layered Flatbread)

Morocco

65Minutes
HardLevel
6Serves
9Steps
About

Morocco's flaky, folded griddle bread, stretched paper-thin and layered with butter and semolina into buttery squares, eaten for breakfast with honey and tea across the country.

Equipment
  • Mixing bowl
  • Flat griddle or frying pan
  • Bowls for oil
Ingredients
Plain flour2 cups
Fine semolina½ cup
Salt1 tsp
Sugar1 tsp
Warm water1 cup
Soft butter4 tbsp
Vegetable oil½ cup
Extra semolina, for sprinkling½ cup

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