Whole-Wheat Za'atar Flatbread (Manakish)

Manakish is the Lebanese answer to morning pastry — a soft, chewy flatbread brushed generously with za'atar and olive oil, then baked hot and fast until the edges crisp and the top turns fragrant. Bakeries across Beirut sell it by the round for breakfast, wrapped in paper and eaten walking.

Using whole wheat flour for most of the dough adds fiber that a plain white-flour version wouldn't have, and because the topping is just herbs, sesame, sumac, and olive oil rather than cheese or meat, this stays a simple vegetarian bread that works for breakfast or as a snack alongside labneh, olives, and sliced tomato.