Honeycomb Bread with Cheese, Za'atar, and Nutella

Ingredients

• 1 kilo sifted flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1 cup liquid milk
• 5 tablespoons yogurt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 and 1/4 cups water, or less depending on the flour, or liquid milk instead of water
• For the filling:
• Za'atar mixed with oil
• Cream cheese such as Kiri, Philadelphia, or any other type
• Nutella
• For the top:
• 1 beaten egg with a pinch of vinegar and 1 tablespoon liquid milk
• or
• butter
• or 1 beaten egg with 1 tablespoon Nescafe
• This special honeycomb bread recipe is from a friend and chef of the Shou Tabkhin today website:
• Wotfa Rahal
• Click on her name for more of her wonderful recipes
• For more pastries from Wotfa, here is Homemade Pizza Dough

Method

1. Mix all the dry ingredients for the dough, making sure to sift the flour.
2. Add the liquid ingredients gradually and knead to form a cohesive dough. It should be kneaded for 10 minutes, no less.
   Timers: 10 min
3. Shape the dough into one large ball and coat it with oil on the outside.
4. Cover it and let it rest for an hour, or according to the temperature.
5. After the resting time, shape the dough into small or medium balls.
6. Using your fingertips, open each ball and fill it with za'atar, cheese, or Nutella.
7. Seal the ball, grease a baking tray with a little oil, and arrange the balls next to each other with the side you sealed facing down. It is best to start placing the balls in the center of the tray, then expand outward in a circle until all the dough is used and the tray is full.
8. Cover the tray with parchment paper or a clean cloth and let it rest for a full hour before baking.
9. When it is time to bake, preheat the oven to 180°C and turn it on from both the top and bottom.
10. Brush the top of the dough as desired, and you can decorate with sesame seeds and nigella seeds, then place the tray in the oven on the rack and let it bake and brown.
11. Serve hot or cold.