Daves Veganeria

Vegan Moroccan-style Flatbread 💯

David Lorenz -

I am not the biggest TikTokker but I try to use it in a targeted way for me to get the high quality content. So when I was making some nice Indian Lentil soup I was scrolling through TikTok Recipes and found one that showed how to make so-called Moroccan Msemen flatbread.

I tried it immediately. It was a straight 8/10 but I saw its potential to go to a 10/10 and here we are in this 10/10 Moroccan-style flatbread recipe.

The differences between the one I found on TikTok and mine are slight but important. I played around with giving it a little bit more flour as well as fresh yeast and longer rest time. Also I found it to be having its peak by adding some cumin and garlic powder.

I am not lying: This is just 10/10 and so easy but wonderful and when enjoyed right after frying it gives you that feeling of relaxation cause it is so damn good.

Prep Time incl. Rest ~3 hours
Cooking Time ~2 Minutes
Yields ~5 Flatbreads

Ingredients

  • 150g Semolina
  • 170g Flour (I used German Type 550 Flour)
  • 200ml Water
  • 5g Fresh Yeast
  • 2-3g Salt
  • 1/4tsp Cumin
  • 1tsp Garlic Powder
  • 2tbsp Olive Oil

  • A chunk of Vegan Butter

Making the Flatbread Dough

  1. Dissolve the yeast in the Water
  2. Mix all ingredients except the butter together
  3. Knead them thoroughly so you get a good, slightly gluey dough
  4. Add a bit of Flour on top so you can form a dough ball and let it rest for at least 1 hour
  5. Cut the dough into big hand-sized pieces and form smaller balls respectively. This time you surround the smaller balls with olive oil.
  6. Let them rest for another hour.

Finalizing and frying the Flatbread

  1. Melt some vegan butter (e.g. in the microwave for 30sec)
  2. Take a dough ball and spread it flatbread like on your surface - Tip: use a baking mat.
  3. ❣️ Important step: Spread some melted vegan butter on it and cut the flatbread with a knife to its center (so you cut from one side until you hit the center of the flatbread).
  4. Now roll it from here as if you were to roll an ice cream cone.
  5. Take the cone (which encloses the butter now) and press it on your surface to spread the flatbread again. Add just a little bit of semolina on each side.
  6. Now you are ready to fry that flatbread on high heat for 1-2 minutes on each side depending on how brownish you like it.
  7. ENJOY this wonderful flatbread e.g. with some soup or hommos 💚 🌱