Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Meloui ( Moroccan Pancake )


( the video above, i found in you tube so you can making Meloui easier
 by looking at video. Many steps to preparing Meloui,
 especially folding the dough. it needs to be right)

( my result made a Meloui for the first time but not to bad. I have eaten them
 many times at 
my sister-in law. she is the expert making Meloui. ) 

Ingredients:
  -- for the dough --
* 3 cups flour
* 1 cup semolina
* 1/4 tsp yeast
* 1 3/4 cup water - or little less
* salt
-- For folding msemen --
  * 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  * 1/2 cup soften Butter 
  * 1 cup semolina flour 
serve with honey and butter 

Directions:
* In a bowl, place a yeast with 1 tsp water then let yeast to rest 5 minutes to form bubbling 
* Mix the dry ingredients in another bowl with add some water little by little, then mix together with yeast. add more water if necessary.
* make the dough not too sticky but easy to knead with your hand. 
* Knead the msemen dough in a bowl or cutting wood with four surface for about 10-15 minutes or transfer dough to stand mixer for 5 minutes until a dough become smooth and elastic 

* Make the dough into a small ball, the size of small apple or plum, use oil on your hand to avoid sticky
* make as much as small balls, then cover with towel or fabric let them rest 15 - 20 minutes 

How to folding the Meloui
* use a big flat plate or work on wide open wood area and grease with oil to
 avoid from stick
* Mix ingredients for folding meloui except semolina, soften butter and vegetable oil mix together in a small bowl
* take a ball of dough, then flat it out into a large rectangle shape with oil on your hand and surface
* grease with some mix oil and butter on the flat dough, then sprinkle a little semolina flour
*  fold the dough like you fold a letter both a side. stretch the dough in the cutting board. pitch with your finger.then roll from down to up until end. flat it out shape like circle.
* heat a flat pan with no oil, cook Meloui until golden brown for both side. repeat for all
* serve with butter and honey. 




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