Zaatar Managheesh

Baggie of the green Zaatar - a mix of sesame seeds, sumac and other stuff.

While we were living in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, our family discovered a delicious flatbread at the local Star Market Bakery. It was so tasty that it became the only foolproof food that could overcome Jakob’s intense, terrible two refusal to eat ANYTHING. On leaving Saudi, we loaded up on the Zaatar spice mix and I approached the baker to see if he’d be willing to share his recipe with me. Since he knew we were leaving the Kingdom, he agreed to share his secret. This was my second stab at making our very own “Star Market Bread,” and they turned out nearly as good as the original.

Despite the unenthusiastic expression, Jakob thought this was one of the highlights of his Christmas holidays.

Final product. I think the proper name for these is zaatar managheesh. It's an imported dish from Lebanon, if I'm not mistaken.