Jachnun

What to get ready

• Flour 1.1 kg
• Unsalted butter 640 g
• Honey 160 ml
• Sugar 100 g
• Salt 24 g
• Chicken eggs 12
• Tomato 12
• Fenugreek seeds 48 g

Method

1. 1 Knead the flour with water, honey, sugar, and salt for 15 minutes, then let it rest for 2 hours.
2. 2 Roll each piece into a thin, paper-like sheet, then spread melted butter evenly over the surface.
3. 3 Roll the dough sheets into tight tubes and arrange them closely together in a cast iron pot with a tight-fitting lid.
4. 4 Place whole eggs in their shells on top of the rolls, then cover tightly with parchment paper and a lid.
5. 5 Baking at 90 degrees for 9 hours overnight is the proper way to bake a holiday jachnun.
6. 6 Low heat and a long baking time will give the cake a caramel brown color; baking it too quickly will only dry it out.

With an appliance

• Oven 10 hr

  Bake at 90 degrees Celsius for 9 hours in a covered cast iron pot; do not open the oven during the process.