🫓 Moroccan Msemen (Flaky Layered Flatbread)
🧾 Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup fine semolina
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder (optional, for softness)
~1½ cups warm water (as needed)
½ cup vegetable oil (for folding)
¼ cup melted butter
👩🍳 Instructions:
- Make the dough
In a bowl, mix flour, semolina, salt, sugar, and baking powder.
Gradually add warm water and knead until you get a soft, smooth dough (about 10 minutes).
Cover and let it rest for 20 minutes. - Shape into balls
Divide dough into small balls (golf-ball size).
Lightly oil them and let rest another 10 minutes. - Flatten & fold (this makes the layers!)
Oil your work surface.
Take one ball and flatten it very thin (almost transparent).
Brush with oil + butter mix.
Fold into a square (like an envelope: top, bottom, left, right).
Set aside and repeat. - Cook
Flatten each square gently.
Cook on a hot pan (medium heat) with a little oil.
Flip until golden and crispy on both sides.
🔥 Tips:
The thinner you stretch the dough, the flakier the layers.
Use plenty of oil/butter while folding—that’s the secret!
Serve warm with honey, cheese, or even stuffed with onions/meat.