Enjoy this traditional Middle Eastern flatbread, aka Zaatar bread/Manakish Za’atar, with just 7 ingredients from scratch and 20 minutes of hands-on prep! This zaatar flatbread can be served as a snack, appetizer, or alongside a breakfast spread!
When I was a child, I couldn’t wait for the days when I got to enjoy zaatar manakish from the local Lebanese bakery, even better if a family made it from scratch. This Middle Eastern flatbread is soft and tender, and flavorsome, topped with a flavor-packed za’atar spice and olive oil mixture for a zaatar ‘pizza’ to die for.
As an adult, I’ve dipped my toes in the waters of making several traditional Lebanese recipes from my childhood – including spinach fatayer, Authentic pita (then fattoush with the leftover pita), and batata harra (among others). However, one thing I never bothered to learn for so long was the homemade Middle Easter Flatbread ‘Manakish’.
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Living in London, I had access to amazing freshly-baked zaatar manakish from a local bakery and several takeaway options (and at low prices too). It’s only having moved away from London last year that I lost my local fix and decided it was time to give it a go myself – and wow, why haven’t I been doing this all along?!
The recipe and method are super simple, and the smell of the baking fresh zaatar bread from the oven is one of my ultimate ‘cozy’ homey smells ever now. That alone is enough of a reason to bake this at home. Adding to that, the fact that the manakish dough is ridiculously versatile (and I’m talking like ‘all-purpose dough’ levels of versatile) – then this isn’t a recipe to be missed.
Zaatar is a Middle Eastern spice blend usually comprised of sumac, thyme, and sesame seeds. Optionally, you can also include oregano, cumin, and/or marjoram.
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Depending on where you buy it from, it will vary slightly. I use homemade za’atar for this zaatar bread – my blend combined sumac, oregano, sesame seeds, and optionally some thyme.
I use this simple Middle Eastern Dough. This recipe will require about an hour and a half (due to the hour-long proving time), so plan accordingly.
Once the dough is prepared, split it into 5 equal pieces for larger flatbread or to 8 for medium-sized ones. You can weigh it out for complete accuracy, but I just do this by eye.
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Use your fingers to dimple the top of the bread lightly. This will not only help keep the topping in place as the bread bakes, but it will also stop it from puffing up too much in the oven.
You can do this step before or after adding the topping. I did it after this particular time, as I forgot to do it before – whoops!
Place an inverted tray or a pizza stone in the oven and preheat it to the highest it can reach (mine is 500ºF/260ºC).
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In a small bowl, combine the za’atar and olive oil and mix well into a paste similar to pesto rather than a thick paste.
Top each of the Middle Eastern flatbread with some of the za’atar oil blend, leaving about a 1/2-1 inch ‘crust’ at the edges.
Transfer the topped zaatar bread onto the pre-heated inverted oven tray (or pizza stone). Do this carefully, so you don’t burn yourself.
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Remove the manakish za’atar from the oven and allow it to cool slightly. This will allow the topping to ‘dry’ to the flatbread. Then, enjoy – make sure to wrap/cover it with a kitchen towel to keep the bread soft.
Store: Store the baked zaatar bread in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. If you used oil in the dough in place of oil, you could store the bread at room temperature for 3-5 days (covered).
Freezer: Wrap the zaatar manakish tightly with plastic wrap and store it in the freezer for up to three months. Thaw in the refrigerator before enjoying or heat from frozen.
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Reheat: You can reheat the bread from frozen in the oven at 250ºF/120ºC until warmed through (20-25 minutes usually). If heating from chilled or room temperature, then reduce the time in the oven.
You can serve this zaatar flatbread as part of a healthy breakfast spread alongside homemade labneh and fresh vegetables like tomatoes, olives, cucumber, mint, etc.
They also do well served as part of a mezze spread alongside dips and dishes like this creamy hummus, smoky baba ganoush, fresh tabouli, etc.
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If you try this Zaatar bread recipe, then let me know your thoughts and questions in the comments. I’d also really appreciate a recipe rating and would love to see your recreations – just tag@.
Enjoy this traditional Middle Eastern flatbread, aka Zaatar bread/ Manakish Za'atar with just 7 ingredients from scratch and 20 minutes of hands-on prep! This zaatar flatbread can be served as a snack, appetizer, or alongside a breakfast spread!
Serving: 1 Bread | Calories: 352 kcal | Carbohydrates: 48 g | Protein: 7 g | Fat: 16 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 1 mg | Sodium: 307 mg | Potassium: 215 mg | Fiber: 7 g | Sugar: 2 g | Vitamin A: 572 IU | Vitamin C: 8 mg | Calcium: 301 mg | Iron: 20 mg
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