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Malawach
Also known as: מלוואח
A rich Yemenite Jewish flatbread with crisp fried surfaces and many tender, buttery layers.
About Malawach
Malawach is a Yemenite Jewish laminated flatbread that became widely established in Israel. This profile follows a fixed butter-laminated recipe, while tomato, zhug, eggs and cheese remain separate traditional accompaniments.
Butter gives the bread its rich dairy flavour, while a small amount of sugar lightly rounds the seasoned wheat dough. Frying adds toasted, savoury notes without overwhelming the bread itself.
Malawach is round and deeply golden, resembling a thick pancake from the outside. Inside it separates into thin, tender layers, with crisp edges and a flaky, pull-apart centre.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Malawach
Food52 butter-laminated Yemenite Jewish Malawach.
- All-purpose wheat flourDough structure
- Pastry flourTender layered crumb
- SugarLight sweetness
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterDough hydration
- Unsalted butterLamination and richness
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- All-purpose wheat flour:
- Pastry flour:
- Sugar:
- Salt:
- Water:
- Unsalted butter:
Origins & food traditions
Malawach is preserved as a Yemenite Jewish flatbread and is now a familiar part of Israeli cooking; traditional accounts describe a layered dough enriched with clarified butter or another fat and fried as a large round.
Cuisines & regions
- Yemenite Jewish Cuisine
- Israeli Cuisine
- Mizrahi Jewish CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Israeli CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Yemenite Jewish CuisineCatalogue link pending review