Zaatar Puff Pastry Straws Recipes

Steps:

• MAKE GARLICKY YOGURT DIP:.
• Take garlic and salt, and mash to a paste against cutting board with the flat side of a large knife.
• Ina a serving bowl mix garlic mash with thick yogurt or labneh and stir in parsley.
• MAKE STRAWS:.
• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Flour a work surface and a rolling pin.
• Set puff pastry on surface, sprinkle lightly with flour, and roll out into a rectangle about 8x12"x1/8"thick.
• Arrange pastry so that it's horizontal and trim edges even.
• Brush pastry all over with olive oil.
• Sprinkle left half of pastry liberally with half of the zaatar and fold right (unsprinkled) pastry half over zaatar, like closing a book.
• Lightly sprinkle top of pastry with flour and roll back out into a rectangle almost as large as the one you began with.
• As before, brush pastry with olive oil, sprinkle half with remaining zaatar, and fold unsprinkled half over zaatar.
• Roll with the pin a few times to seal.
• With a sharp knife, cut pastry lengthwise into 1/3" strips.
• Twist each strip loosely a couple of times and put on an ungreased baking sheet (push ends onto sheet to keep straw from untwisting; you may need 2 sheets).
• Dab tops of strips lightly with egg wash.
• Bake straws until medium golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Let cool 1 minute, then loosen gently from sheet with spatula.
• Serve warm or cool, with Garlicky Yogurt Dip.