Moroccan cuisine · Breakfast & Eggs

Msemen

Flaky, square pan-fried flatbreads – warm with honey and butter, a Moroccan breakfast dream.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 400 g wheat flour
• 100 g fine semolina
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 280 ml lukewarm water
• 100 ml oil
• 80 g soft butter
• Honey for serving

Instructions

1. Knead the flour, 50 g of the semolina, salt, sugar and water for 10 min into a very smooth, soft dough.
2. Divide into 8 balls, brush with oil and rest for 15 min.
3. Stretch each ball out paper-thin on an oiled work surface, until the dough is almost see-through.
4. Brush with butter, sprinkle with a little semolina and fold like a letter into a square.
5. Flatten each square and fry in the hot pan with a little oil, 2–3 min per side until golden brown.
6. Press briefly between your palms – this separates the layers.
7. Serve warm with melted butter and honey – with mint tea on the side.