Za'atar scones. Save this Za'atar scones recipe and more from Palestine on a Plate: Memories from My Mother's Kitchen to your own online collection at EatYourBooks.com. Za'atar Spice is a blend of savory dried herbs like oregano, marjoram or thyme, and earthy spices like cumin and coriander, with sesame seeds, salt and the most important ingredient of all… sumac! Za'atar (pronounced Zaah-tar) is most identified with Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cooking.

Use it in dips, on bread, or in meat marinades. Za'atar recipes vary significantly from place to place and home to home (some are well-guarded family secrets). Za'atar's origins are fascinating, and also confusing and contradictory. You can cook Za'atar scones using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Za'atar scones

1. It's of AP flour.
2. You need of BP.
3. It's of unsalted butter, chilled and diced small pieces.
4. You need of heavy cream.
5. Prepare of za'atar.

This classic Middle Eastern za'atar recipe is perfect for seasoning everything from veggies, to meats, seafood, breads, dips and more. Do you have a jar of za'atar seasoning sitting in your spice. What is za'atar, the Levantine spice mix we sprinkle on everything from hummus to hard-boiled eggs Za'atar is so multifaceted and dynamic because it's a blend of so many different flavors, textures, and. Za'atar has some truly impressive health benefits, including its ability to improve the immune system, boost skin health, build strong bones, increase circulation, clear out the respiratory tracts.

Za'atar scones step by step

1. Preheat the oven 450 f. in a bowl mix the flour, bp and za'atar, add the chilled butter, using a fork or a dough cutter, mix the butter into the flour, until pea size..
2. Add the cream, knead just to combine and gather the ingredients don't over knead, wrap in plastic wrap, refrigerate for about 30 minutes..
3. Roll your dough on lightly floured surface about 1/2 inch thickness, if your dough is not sticky, you don't even need the flour, cut into circles or triangles.
4. Brush with egg wash, bake on a sheet pan for about 15 minutes until surface is browned.

Sign up for our Nosher recipe newsletter! Za'atar is also great on toasted pita, which we get at a local Middle Eastern market. We bake the pita until it is crispy, remove it from the oven and brush it with a bit of olive oil, then sprinkle on the za'atar. Za'atar is a gloriously fragrant spice mix from the Middle East, specifically, Lebanon. It's earthy, herbal and tangy, all at the same time.