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Msemen — Moroccan recipe
Msemen, photographed for the Kitchen Pantri cookbook.

Msemen

Moroccan laminated flatbread: dough stretched paper-thin on an oiled counter, smeared with butter and semolina, folded into a square and fried until crisp outside and layered like a pastry within. Breakfast and tea-time food across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

At a glance

Cuisine
Moroccan
Category
Breakfast
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Makes
12 msemen
Calories
About 265 kcal per serving
Difficulty
Medium
Dietary
Vegetarian

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