Ingredients
Dough
- Instant yeast 1/2 tbsp
- Sugar 1 tbsp
- Milk powder 1 tbsp
- Egg 1/2, beaten
- Warm water 125 ml
- Oil 2 tbsp
- Plain flour 1.5 cups
Topping
- Mozzarella cheese 1 cup
- Zaatar 3-4 tbsp
- Olive oil for drizzling
Other
- Whisked egg
Preparation
Dough
- To a mixing bowl, add yeast, sugar, milk powder, egg, oil and warm water.
- Whisk well until lump free.
- Add plain flour and knead to form a smooth dough.
- Cover and allow to rise until double in size (30-45 minutes).
- Roll the dough into 1/2 cm thick round sheet.
- Topping: Put the cheese along the edges of the round dough sheet and fold the ends inwards to create a stuffed crust. Please watch my video for full demonstration.
- Put the remaining cheese in the center of the dough. Top with zaatar and drizzle some olive oil on top.
- Brush the crust with whisked egg
- Bake the fatayer in a preheated oven at 200°C for 10-12 minutes using upper and lower both rods.
- Enjoy!
Cheese Fatayer 1
Ingredients
Dough
- Instant yeast 1/2 tbsp
- Sugar 1 tbsp
- Milk powder 1 tbsp
- Egg 1/2 beaten
- Warm water 125 ml
- Oil 2 tbsp
- Plain flour 1.5 cups
Topping
- Mozzarella cheese 1 cup
- Zaatar 3-4 tbsp
- Olive oil for drizzling
Other
- Whisked egg
Instructions
- To a mixing bowl, add yeast, sugar, milk powder, egg, oil and warm water.
- Whisk well until lump free.
- Add plain flour and knead to form a smooth dough.
- Cover and allow to rise until double in size (30-45 minutes).
- Roll the dough into 1/2 cm thick round sheet.
- Topping: Put the cheese along the edges of the round dough sheet and fold the ends inwards to create a stuffed crust. Please watch my video for full demonstration.
- Put the remaining cheese in the center of the dough. Top with zaatar and drizzle some olive oil on top.
- Brush the crust with whisked egg
- Bake the fatayer in a preheated oven at 200°C for 10-12 minutes using upper and lower both rods.
- Enjoy!