Zatar Bread

Main Ingredients	Refined flour (maida), Zatar Spice
Cuisine	Middle Eastern
Course	Breads
Prep Time	41-50 minutes
Cook time	6-10 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Mild
Level of Cooking	Easy
Others	Veg

Ingredients list for Zatar Bread

• 2 cups + for dusting Refined flour (maida)
• 1 tablespoon Zatar Spice
• 1 teaspoon Fresh yeast
• a pinch Castor sugar (caster sugar)
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• 2 tablespoons Olive oil

Method

1. Take yeast in a bowl. Add castor sugar and 2 tablespoons warm water, mix and set aside to activate.
2. Take flour and salt in another bowl and mix. Make a well in the centre, add activated yeast and mix.
3. Add some water and knead into a dough. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and knead into a soft dough. Cover with damp muslin cloth and set aside to prove for 20-25 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 180° C.
5. Transfer the dough on the worktop and knock back to release excess air. Divide into equal portions and shape them into balls.
6. Dust the worktop with some flour, roll out each portion into ½ cm thick discs and place on a baking tray.Place the baking tray in the preheated oven and bake for 5 minutes.
7. Take zatar spice in another bowl. Add remaining olive oil and mix well.
8. Remove tray from oven, apply some zatar spice mixture on top, place the tray back in the preheated oven and bake for another 5 minutes.
9. Serve hot.