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Manakish Jibneh

Name: Manakish Jibneh
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Lebanon
Ingredients: 400g Bread flour; 1 tsp Dry yeast; 3 tbsp Olive oil; 300g Melting Cheese (akkawi or mozzarella); To taste Tomato and Mint (to serve)

Snack

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Flatbread topped with plenty of melting cheese — a popular Lebanese breakfast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Manakish jibneh is a must at Lebanese breakfast: flattened bread dough topped generously with Lebanese cheese and baked in an oven. It's the classic alternative to za'atar manakish. Fresh from the oven the cheese is molten, and it's usually rolled up with tomato and mint.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In front of a Beirut bakery oven, morning commuters line up to receive hot cheese manakish, rolled up to go.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Bread flour 400g
Dry yeast 1 tsp
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Melting Cheese (akkawi or mozzarella) 300g
Tomato and Mint (to serve) To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mix bread flour, yeast, salt, and warm water, knead, and let rise for 1 hour.
Divide the dough and roll into thin rounds.
Brush with olive oil and top generously with finely chopped cheese.
Bake in an oven preheated to 250°C for about 10 minutes until the cheese melts and the dough browns.
Add tomato and mint, roll up, and eat.

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