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Homemade Jachnun From Scratch

Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 hours
Total Time 11 hours 30 minutes

Servings

10 Servings

Ingredients

  • 8 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • cups warm water
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil plus more for coating
  • ½ cup butter or ghee or olive oil plus more as needed

Instructions

  • Place flour, sugar, baking powder, honey, and salt in a large bowl.
  • Add water and stir until the dough is shaggy and the water has been absorbed.
  • Knead the dough in the bowl for 2 minutes.
  • Set the dough aside at room temperature to rest for 5 minutes.
  • Stretch and fold the dough a few times until the dough feels nice and smooth.  Cover with a towel and set aside for 1 hour. 
  • Lightly oil a large container or glass casserole.  Oil your hands and coat the dough with a thin layer of oil. 
  • Separate the dough into 10 balls.  Roll each one into a tight ball and place in oiled container. Cover with a towel and let rest 5 minutes. 
  • Preheat oven to 225℉. Line a deep pot with parchment paper and lightly oil.  
  • For each ball generously coat with oil and flatten as thin as possible with the palm of your hands. 
  • Spread butter, ghee or olive oil over top.  Then beginning folding and rolling. 
  • Fold the left side over towards the center and then the right side.  From the narrow edge slowly roll up the dough into a tight cylinder.  Place in prepared pot in a single layer, top with parchment then add the second layer on top, across in a crosshatch pattern, repeat with a third layer.  Top with parchment and layer of raw eggs. 
  • Cover and seal pot tightly.  Place in oven and bake for 12 hours. The next morning remove from oven and serve with eggs, pickles and tomato dip.