Za’tar Sticks.( اصابع الزعتر)

Hello everybody. How’s your weekend so far???
Hope you’re enjoying the great weather♡.
We’re invited to lunch today at my brother’s fiancee family house…off cooking  also!!! . Actually we had great time and had delicious whole roasted lamp with rice followed by knafeh.
This morning I cut some fresh green za’tar leaves from my garden, so aromatic and tempting to do something with them.
I always bake these sticks whenever I have fresh za’tar, very good in the morning as quick breakfast with cheese or labaneh.

Ingredients and method:
* fresh za’tar or thyme.
* 2 big spoons of each eating za’tar (the one usually bought ready from stores ), dried oregano, sesame seeds, black seeds (قزحه ).
*1 spoon instant yeast.
* 1 spoon salt.
* 1 tsp sugar.
* 3/4 cup olive oil.
* 3 cups  whole  wheat flour.
* 3 cups white flour.
* enough lukewarm water to knead (1-2 cups)

* take one cup from the flour,add yeast, sugar and 1 cup water ( not hot nor cold) mix well and leave till bubbles are formed.
* add all remaining ingredients. Knead well with water enough to form an elastic  non sticky dough.
* cover it with a bit if oil and leave for 1/2 hour to rise.
*  spread it to a thin layer in a big oven tray.
* cut to long rectangles or any shape you like.
* bake in a well heated oven till golden from bottom then roast the upper part.
* store in a well closed jar or tin.

Enjoy♡♥♡♥.

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Roasted Red Peppers.

Hello everybody.
I’m surprised sometimes how silly cheap easy to do stuff are sold in stores in such high prices.
I went to a fancy supermarket last week, saw a small jar of mixed colored preserved peppers..too much overpriced. Today I was organizing vegetable’s drawer in the fridge, found 2  red and yellow peppers from last week so I thought of roasting them and reserve them for later to use with salads, pizza or anything as appetizers.

I searched into the internet for the correct way and did the easiest.
You simply roast them on the stove as eggplants or in the oven, then peel and remove stem and seeds. Slice them and arrange in a clean sanitized jar. Add 2 cloves of garlic then olive oil to cover them completely.
Store in a cool dry place or in the fridge….that’s it.

Easy, cheap and yummy:)

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