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Jachnun

Jachnun (placeholder image)
Yemenite-Jewish rolled dough baked overnight, eaten on Shabbat morning with grated tomato and egg.
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Jachnun

720 minTotal
8Servings
4/5Effort
4/5Wow factor

Ingredients

  • 500 g flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 300 ml water
  • 150 g butter or samneh
  • 8 eggs in shell
  • grated tomato and zhug

Instructions

  1. Knead dough
  2. rest 1 hr.
  3. Stretch each ball paper-thin, brush with butter, fold and roll into a log.
  4. Pack logs into a lidded pot with eggs on top.
  5. Bake covered at 100°C 10–12 hr.
  6. Serve with grated tomato, zhug and the brown eggs.