My first attempt at Maneesh

I made a Maneesh today for supper. I got the recipe from Paul Hollywood's How to Bake, which is primarily about how to make yeast based breads and desserts.

The book says it should look like this

I decided to use just half of the quantity described in the book as the recipe made more than I need.

I used 250 g of Strong White Flour and started off with the dough like this.

 



After 2 hours rising the dough had expanded to this

 

I then knocked the dough back and divided it in 2 and rolled each half into a round flat disc. I then left it to prove for 20 minutes

 

I then added the za'atar made up of olive oil, thyme, marjoram and sesame seeds

Before I cooked it for 15 minutes in a really hot oven (Gas Mark 9)

It's a lovely flavoured bread, not too spicy but lovely and 'herby'. It went perfectly with Potato and Pea Curry I made for supper!