Homemade Manakeesh Dough

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups white flour
• 1 cup warm water
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon mahlab
• 1 teaspoon cake spice blend (dakkat al-ka'ak)
• 1 small cup 'farikha' flour
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• Fatima Zahwi Gamloush
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Method

1. Place the flour in a bowl, then add the salt, olive oil, and powdered milk and rub the ingredients together by hand.
2. Put the yeast in a cup with the sugar and a little water, stir well and leave it a short while for the yeast to activate, then add it to the mixture and knead it.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and knead the mixture well until you have a soft, homogeneous dough.
4. Cover the dough with a clean cloth and let it rise for at least one hour.
5. After the required time, shape the dough into medium-sized balls. Let them rest for a little while, then roll the balls into wide circles. Put on each circle the filling you want: a mixture of za'atar and olive oil, sweetened Akkawi cheese, or mozzarella, and you can also add kishk.
6. Bake the manakeesh in a preheated oven at high temperature until they turn golden and are cooked through.