🇪🇬 Egypt cuisine · #8

Feteer Meshaltet

Feteer Meshaltet
Time90 min
Serves6
Ingredients5

A flaky, many-layered country pastry made with ghee, eaten with honey and cream or with cheese.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Knead flour, salt and water to a soft smooth dough; rest 30 minutes.
  2. Divide into 4, and stretch each piece paper-thin using ghee.
  3. Fold like a fan and roll into a spiral.
  4. Flatten again and stack, brushing ghee between layers.
  5. Glaze with egg and bake at 220°C until golden.