Cheese Manakish
This Cheese Manakish gives us the crave-worthy cheese pulls, however, it's much lighter tasting and it's also accompanied by plenty of fresh vegetables and herbs. which any parent, would be more than happy to see their teenager mowing down on first thing in the morning.
Ingredients
- 1½ cup mozzeralla cheese
- 1½ cup Akawie cheese*
Dough
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 cup warm water
Instructions
Prepare the dough
- Add the flour, yeast, sugar and salt into a large mixing bowl. Mix well, then add the oil to the flour mixture. Knead the oil into the flour mixture to ensure the oil is coating all of the flour⏤you're done when the flour holds its shape when squeezed in your palm.
- Add the warm water to the flour and mix then knead until the dough is soft a silky. Place the kneaded dough into an oiled bowl and cover for 30 minutes to rise.
Prepare the Manakish
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Line two 9x13 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Mix together the feta and the mozzarella in a bowl and set aside.
- Once the dough has risen then separate the dough into 12 (54g) balls, then roll the balls, cover with a clean towel and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Once the dough had rested, then roll into thin circles. They should be about 10" in size. Transfer the dough rounds to a parchment-lined baking sheet. You'll need to use 2 baking sheets to fit them all or wait for some to bake then add the rest.
- Place the cheese mixture on the dough and make sure to cover the entire surface, leaving a ¼ inch border. Add a sprinkle of nigella seeds onto the cheese.
- Place the baking sheets in the oven on the bottom rack and bake for 12-15 minutes until the bottom is lightly golden.
- Remove baked manakish and place on a platter and cover with a towel or plastic bag to keep them soft until serving
Notes
Akawie is a specialty cheese found in most Middle Eastern grocery store. If you can't access this cheese then use 2 cups of Mozzarella cheese and 1 cup of feta.