Zaatar is something every Arab household has. We love to eat it with olive oil and bread and will serve it at every breakfast. On Sundays, my mom would kick it up a notch and make Manaeesh (Man-Na-ee-Shh). They’re basically mini Zaatar Pizzas. My mom made sure to make them every week, and we always had enough for school lunches too. They’re so good and so quick to make. My mom always made them with a basic pizza dough recipe. Now that I have kids, I try to make them quite often as well but I find myself using a shortcut my grandmother taught me. I buy premade frozen dinner roll dough and just let it thaw and rise. It works so well, and it tastes amazing. Give it a try! You could also just use a basic dough recipe too. I’ll post one that I like soon enough!
Manaeesh
The best part of a Arabic Breakfast have to be Manaeesh. They’re a staple for a reason. Make then even easier using frozen dough. No one will ever know!
- Prep Time: 2 Hours
- Cook Time: 10 Minutes
- Total Time: 2 Hours !0 Minutes
- Category: Bread
Ingredients
Instructions
Allow the dough to thaw and rise according to package directions. (This takes a few hours, so plan ahead.)
Flatten each piece of dough onto a sheet pan lined with a silpat or parchment paper. You want to flatten it as you would a mini pizza. Just make sure to make a little edge so the oil doesn’t spill out during baking.
Mix the Zaatar with the olive oil.
Spread a big tbsp of the mixture onto each piece of the flattened dough.
Bake at 450 for 12-15 minutes. Enjoy!
Alia A
My daughter lives off of these zaatar pies! I never thought to use frozen dough but it’s so good and fluffy! Makes for the quickest breakfast/snack
Nur Ashour
Isn’t it amazing?!
rima
LOOOOOVED IT, I even made it with cheese Nabulsi and Kashkavan
Nur Ashour
That sounds amazing!
Shabna Anwar
love it, awesome. how to make the manasseh dough please. the ingredients of it.
Nur Ashour
Planning on posting a detailed post of that soon!
Farrah Homayoun
Yet another hack with catastrophic cook! The Rhodes dinner rolls saves me so much time and still gives the homemade taste. As a mom of two, I need anything that can save me time. Thank you.
Nur
Thanks for being here!