Stuffed Green Thyme Rolls with Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 kilo flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• A pinch of salt
• 3 cups warm milk (or as needed), or powdered milk dissolved in the same amount of warm water
• 2 tablespoons yogurt
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons finely ground dried thyme (used for manakish)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Filling:
• 1 bunch broad-leaf green thyme (zoubaa)
• 2 cups cheese, or as needed and desired (a mix of akawi cheese, mozzarella, kashkaval, and Bulgarian cheese, or as desired)
• 1 cup dried thyme for coating
• Olive oil for brushing the top

Method

1. Whisk the sugar with the yeast, yogurt, 2 cups of the liquid milk, and the egg.
2. Add the oil and whisk, then add the flour, salt, and thyme gradually, kneading with the remaining milk until you get a smooth dough.
3. Add the butter at the end and knead again.
4. Cover the dough with plastic wrap, then with a cloth, and let it rise.
5. Prepare the filling: mix the thyme with the cheese.
6. Divide the dough into two portions. Roll out the first portion into a large, thin square and spread half the filling evenly over the dough, then roll it up into a log.
7. Sprinkle dried thyme along the length of the roll, then cut it into evenly sized pieces as desired.
8. Arrange the pieces in a tray brushed with a little oil, leaving space between them.
9. Prepare the second portion of dough the same way.
10. Cover the tray and let the rolls or dough pieces rest for 2 to 3 hours if the weather is cold, until the pieces puff up and rise again.
    Timers: 180 min
11. Brush the tops of the rolls with olive oil and place the trays in a hot oven (heated from above and below) at 200°C, on the rack below the middle.
12. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or as needed.
    Timers: 25 min
13. Remove the thyme rolls from the oven and brush the tops immediately again with olive oil, then cover them with a cloth so they stay soft even after cooling.
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