About this dish
A rolled, slow-baked pastry, traditionally cooked overnight, served with grated tomato and a hard-boiled egg.
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Ingredients
🌾3 cups flour
💧1.5 cups water
🧈1 cup margarine or butter, softened
🥚Eggs, for serving, hard-boiled
🍅Grated fresh tomato, for serving
Method
Serves 21
Mix flour and water into a soft dough; knead well and rest for 30 minutes.2
Roll the dough out very thin, spread generously with softened margarine, and roll up into a log.3
Coil the log into a spiral and place in a well-greased covered pot.4
Bake at very low heat (around 100°C / 210°F) overnight, for 10-12 hours.5
Serve warm with grated tomato and a hard-boiled egg.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Jachnun is a Yemenite-Jewish dish that has become a well-established part of Israeli cuisine, traditionally eaten as a Shabbat morning meal.
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