Masemen (Moroccan layered bread)

2 cups flour 

1 1/4 fine semolina

3/4 cup oil

3 tablespoons butter or shortening

1 tablespoon of each (salt,sugar)

1-2 cups warm water

HOW2:

Steps for making the dough:
Mix all the dry ingredients together (flour,1 cup of semolina, salt, and sugar) in a large bowl.
Slowly add water and work the dough until the dough comes together. You may not use all the water for this recipe so add it a little at a time.
I like using a mixer for this it’s easier and quicker this takes about 10min. If by hand Knead for 20 minutes while adding water until you get an elastic dough.
You can use a kneading machine to speed up the process. Put the dough ball in the machine and

Make small balls with the dough (golf ball size) and let the dough rest for 20 minutes.
 Forming the bread:

Reserve the 1/4 cup of semonila aside for this process.
Mix the melted butter with the oil.
Spread some of the oil/butter mixture on a flat surface. Take one dough ball and flatten it with your hands. Gently keep stretching the dough until you get a thin circle of dough.

Sprinkles a bit of semolina on the round flat dough

Fold the top and bottom edge in to the center. Sprinkle more semolina.

Fold in the right side, followed by a pinch more of semolina, then the left side.

It will form a square. Set it aside and repeat the process until all doughs are formed.

Cooking:

Heat up some of the oil and butter mixture into a flat skillet or pancake pan.

Take one dough square at a time flatten it out with your fingers.

Place it on the heated skillet, cook for about 5-9 Min's, until golden brown. Flip to the other side.

Repeat flattening each dough out by hand each one at a time before cooking.

traditionally this is served with honey on it i love it with cream cheese or with my dinner.

ENJOY!!

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