Malawah Yemeni

Method

1. 1 Knead the flour with water and salt for 15 minutes, then divide into balls and let them rest in oil for 3 hours.
2. 2 Stretch the dough ball into a thin, paper-like sheet, then spread melted butter evenly over the surface.
3. 3 Fold the dough into a multi-layered square and let it rest for 20 minutes.
4. 4 The Yemeni version is sweet with honey and butter, unlike the Israeli version which is served with tomatoes and eggs.
5. 5 Pan-fry the folded dough in butter over low heat for 5 minutes on each side until the layers separate.
6. 6 Drizzle honey and melted butter over the hot bread, then sprinkle with cardamom.

With an appliance

• Air fryer 55 min

  Replace step 5: spray oil and melted butter onto the folded dough, air fry at 190 degrees for 12 minutes, and flip at the 6th minute until the layers separate and turn golden. Step 6: continue drizzling honey and butter after removing the pastry from the air fryer.