Photograph of the finished Feteer meshaltet

Middle East · Bánh nghìn lớp Ai Cập Feteer Meshaltet

Feteer meshaltet

1 hr Hands-on time + 30 min waiting
HardDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Flour Flour 480 g
  • Photograph of Ghee Ghee 180 g
  • Photograph of Salt Salt 8 g
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 12 g
  • Photograph of Honey Honey 60 ml

Method

  1. 1 Knead the flour with warm water, salt, and sugar until it forms a very soft dough, then let it rest for 30 minutes.
  2. 2 Divide the dough into small balls, dip them completely in melted ghee butter, and let them rest for another 15 minutes.
  3. 3 Stretch each ball of dough across the buttered surface until it is thin, almost transparent.
  4. 4 Fold the dough sheet into several layers, brush butter between each fold, and then stack the sheets on top of each other.
  5. 5 Bake at 220°C for 25 minutes, or until the top of the cake is puffed up and golden brown.
  6. 6 Slice while still hot, drizzle with honey or serve with salty cheese.

With an appliance

  • Air fryer 50 min

    For step 5: spray oil on small baking trays, run the hot air oven at 235 degrees for 16 minutes and rotate the trays after 8 minutes; the puffed-up layers will turn golden brown sooner (9 minutes), large sheets must be divided into batches.

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