Msemmen - cookingwithalia.com - Moroccan crepe

[YeeSun]

Thank you soo much for the recipe! I loooooove these crepe! A classmate of mine sometimes brings these crepe for me. I always wondering how to make it. I would definitaly try it!

[TheLinasssssss]

tbarkellah 3lik vraiment makhalitili man9ol daba hhhhhhhhhhhhhh you're the best Alia ;)

[doudou1070]

very good

[ImGoingOnABerryHunt]

Hi alia...I made this and it tasted really good except it wasn't as loose as yours. It was actually really hard and firm, it didn't fold like yours once it was finished.

Any suggestions?

[laylab1982]

hi alia i tried this and is like a bread and its hard what have i done wrong ?

thank you

layla

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[laylab1982]

hi alia i tried this and is like a bread and its hard what have i done wrong ?

thank you

layla

[Bebuscha]

salam aleikum ali

i realy like your videos. Is it possible to make your recipe even in Kilo or gram.

I want to make your msemmen recipe but your cup details, is tricky for me to convert it into kilo or gram.

it would be a great help. thnx a lot

[chaiiimae1]

salut alia je suis marocain et je crois que tu es interessante de nos cuisine bravo pour tout les recettes et tu peu le faire avec un Rembourrage de oignon et le poivre vert ou rouge ou jaune et les épices... l'inportant c'est un rembourrage délicieux

[nufcgirl67]

Hiya alia I have tried to make the msemmen but they allways end up hard and rubbery any solutions how to prevent this.

Thank you

[tasbah3]

@nufcgirl67 try some butter in the dough

[xPunkway]

@nufcgirl67 Trust me, OIL ! My grand mom makes some realy good msemmen, and the secret to that is stretching and working the dough + adding oil. ::)

[lemaure003]

good work Alia .. will get ready to try it tonight .. will try to impress on my swedish fiancée ;-) .. merci beaucoup et peace from Sweden

[BETHC500]

When I make a large batch I let them cool completely and then I layer them with thick papertowels, wrap them in foil, wrap that in a thick napkin and put in large freezer zip lock bag. When ever we want a few I unwrap them take out a few, put them in a toaster oven and rewrap the rest and put back in the freezer.

[BETHC500]

you can find semolina flour in most natural stores or in any arabic store. I have used several kinds but Red Mills makes is good and most of the ones I have found in the arabic store is good and the price is reasonable too. I think you can order Red Mills flour from online but its kind of expensive that way.

[spursfan112]

They are my favourite moroccan pancakes :) So nice with honey

[trischa37]

where can i buy semolina????? im looking everywhere, or is there a subtitution for it??? please help. my husband is moroccan and i want to make him his favorite dishes ... thanks

[CathyUK74]

Today I am going to attempt to make this :-)

wish me luck!

[Lilondi]

its looks like the indian bread called " prata "

[umsky]

Hello Alia, first of all i want to compliment u for your great cooking! Do you have a recipe for stuffed msemmen with ground meat?

Greetz Ummie.

[love252885]

bonsoir madame ALIA, sVP, je suis enciore débutante en cuisine et si vous pouvez me dire SVP, c'est qoui la différence entre :

MSEMEN

ghrayéf

mlaoui

???

SVP, j'ai vraiment besoin de savoir et aussi si vous pouvez mettre des photos.

sur ces photos, vous dites MSEMEN et je vois a meme recette sur autre sites mais qui s'apellent; rghayéf??

alors perdue...???

[scosijns]

Hello alia, your recipe for msemmen is great, i loved them! but i was wondering what is the best way to preserve msemmen once cooked? how long can you preserve them? and is there any way tho preserve the dough (before it was cooked), incase you made too much of it?

[cookingwithalia]

@scosijns

You can stack the msemmens and cover them with a plastic wrap + foil (aluminum) paper, then put them in the fridge. They will still be good for 3 days. Just heat them before eating. For the dough (before being cooked) - not really sure, I usually just cook the whole batch. But I would not think you should preserve it, because with the change of temperatures, it may loose it's elasticity and becomes like rubber.

[727nana]

allah 3alik ya lalla Alia, you make baking and cooking seems so easy and thank you so much for that...I just got married and I strongly needed recipes to impress my husband and your actual videos are dong me this great favor of making me learn my own moroccan culture...thank you so much for providing us with these videos...may Allah bless you

[boumhand]

allah i3tik sehha a aliaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[cookingwithalia]

thank you!

[Euphoryal]

@cookingwithalia i love you soooooooo much, im a student here in Finland , and i really learn manythings from your videos, now i can make Harsha and Msammen , and Harira

thank you Alia you are the best, we are proud of our Moroccan Women

[umuamin]

hello alia,i tried it,but it becomes more like a bread.what i have made wrong?

[cookingwithalia]

maybe you did not put enough oil and did not stretch the dough enough. give me more details and I will try answer your question.

[asayel28]

Thankyou Alia

[acrazyjame]

this is a good recipe, but a little too much salt. also, the ones i remember are bigger, like the size of a dimmer plate but otherwise were just like i remembered, even my moroccan husband was impressed

[helleybelley]

Alia,

Thank you so much for this video. I have tried to make msemmen a few times and it never seems to come out like my husbands family made it in Morocco. I still need to practice a few more times until I make it just right, but I'm getting closer thanks to you!! And just a tip for people who can't find semolina flour - I found some in a local arab food shop, but it's labeled fine couscous. It works perfectly for this bread :)

[cookingwithalia]

hi! I am so glad it's working out :-)

msemmen can be a tricky one, but once your master it you could do so many things with it - you can add fillings when you are rolling it (like cooked onions with spices, ground meat, etc.) and it just delicious!

keep up the practice :-)

cheers

alia

[nayirah100]

hai alia

how are u , great recipes you have there.

im morrocan also i live in holland,

i've alwasy wunderad how it feels like to live in the states as a muslim,do they have halal meat for example. i think its very difficult to leave there as a muslim but i can be wrong..

but its for sure a great country....!!

[001saida]

Hi, kwilla 2001, razzt lqadi is mlwi. its the same only some people call it mlwi and others razzt lqadi. you can find on youtube how to make it. I tried it too and worked out very well. hope this helps too

[MrRichmonder]

llah ye3tik se77a!

Well done! thanks for posting.

[strawberry4487]

Salamu Alaykum Alia. Ramadan Mubarak! I was wondering what is the best way to reheat these. I am making them to go with harira. Shukran bzaff bzaff bzaff for all of your great recipes.

[kwilla2001]

Hi Alia, and thanks for all the delicious recipes :)

Would you by any chance have the recipe for razzt lqadi? Thanks.

[cookingwithalia]

yum! razzt lqadi is the based on the same recipe, but you have to either manually work our the dough into long strings, or process it through a 'pasta' machine. then you just roll the long strings into a bun and flatten them out. hope this helps!

[Naoufalitos24]

Alia , Can You Make Sphenge (moroccan donuts)? i love em alot

[cookingwithalia]

great idea for recipe. love them too! I added it to my to do list :-)

[Naoufalitos24]

Thanks Alia , I Appreciate it.

[squishinicci]

Yes! i finally found the name for the delicious crepe I ate at a moroccan bakery in Belgium! Msemmen :)

Thankyou!

[babygallzz]

Alia hi again ;) im wondering if u also have a video of refisa???

would be really really great or maybe just the recipe??

Thank you so much..

my mum will be so happy lol ;)))

[nalibouch]

alia just wanted to know what region of morooco uses sugar in msemen and also yest ..i have not seing anyone in morocco using this ingredients can you clear it to me plz.thanks

[liquidbutta18]

Also, do I use bleached/unbleached flour? Thanks.

[cookingwithalia]

you could use any flour of your choice, just make sure to adjust the water accordingly as it will depend on the quality of absorption of the flour. so add water slowly as you are working the dough, and as you are kneading it, you'll realize if you need to add more water or not until you get the desired elasticity. the quantity of water / flour is not always precise and you kind of need to find the balance with the ingredients you are using.

[liquidbutta18]

Thanks for replying.

[cookingwithalia]

I am using a normal 'food processor' that has multiple heads or what is called 'robot coupe', and among the different heads it has the 'kneading' head. You can find it in target and walmart with price ranges going from $50-$200. Mine is the $50 one :-)

but you can also make it by hand, you just have to really work it out :-) a good exercise for the muscles of your arm!

[habiba71]

please i like to learn make a shabakya if is possible add video tankyou

[cookingwithalia]

you got it! it's in my list for the special videos for ramadan.

[lisam25]

Thank you!!

[lisam25]

Alia hi can you make beef tagine with green beans? I had it before.... it was good. Can you show how without an actual tagine? Can you make it with a whole piece and not pieces? Thanks either way!

[cookingwithalia]

I'll add it to my list. promise! my next video is a chicken tajine but I will do this one soon. cheers :-)

[khalid93o]

when i see msemen ohh my god i eat 4 like pittbull so good i thing its hard for me to make it all try

[lionsden31]

I think Alia would make a cold cup of tea look delicious!

[cookingwithalia]

That's such a sweet comment! thank you!!!

:-)

[Charliekech]

I bought some Msemmen this morning in a Moroccan bakery on Golborne Road, West London. I had them with some Agave Syrup (Much better than honey in my opinion), it's just such an amazing breakfast and it brought back great souvenirs of Morocco. Now I must attempt to make them at home. Thanks for posting!

[cookingwithalia]

Love Agave syrup! good move :-)

I should try it with msemmen!!!

I personally avoid making them, because I can eat a whole stack and you can tell the next morning :-)

let me know if you have any questions, the msemmen dough takes couple of tries to come out right. so no worries!

cheers :-)

[jalalm6]

i love msemmen with apricot jam for breakfast when im staying in morocco with my husband family his mum is a wonderfull cook as are all moroccon women i love your videos have made all the tagines :)

[cookingwithalia]

I know, apricot jam is the best!!!! I try to avoid making msemmen, because I can eat the whole stack!!! glad you enjoy the videos!!!

cheers

alia

[bengalkitty]

You make it look soooo easy. I really need to learn to make this bread. My husband is Moroccan. I love your recipes & the way you explain them makes it easy for me to learn.

[cookingwithalia]

I am glad you enjoy the videos! that's my whole point, make Moroccan food accessible for all. It's delicious and it's a pity that there are not enough videos out there about Moroccan food. but I am planning to change that! :-)

[keamoussaoui13]

Oh my goodness this video was so great. I got done and made this and it was a hit! I thought I was going to have enough left over for my husband to make rafisa but honey it was only 1 left and I gave it to the baby! Thanks and keep these videos just like this. You make it easy to make Moroccan food!

[cookingwithalia]

LOL! I love msemmen but I try to be careful because I usually drench it with honey and butter. oops!

Rfissa is a great dish, it's in my list for upcoming videos.

have a great week end :-)

alia

[spider204]

My girlfriend (Moroccan) and I made this yesterday. I was a cook/baker in the Navy. I made the dough, and she formed them. When I measured out the dry ingredients, I accidentally put 1 TBSP instead of 1 tsp of yeast. Oops. :-) Needless to say, I had to triple the recipe. We have Msemmen coming out of our ears. :-) She misses Morocco, and these recipes help remind her of home. Thank you. And keep them recipes coming. Did I mention we both love them. :-)

[cookingwithalia]

Thank you for your sweet message! it made my day... what keeps me going is the thought that one of these recipe will bring the memory of home a little closer to someone out there, so it really touches me when you said that it reminded her of home. thank you...

by the way, you can actually freeze the msemmen and they'll be fine for another 2 months. That's what I actually do, because it's kind of time consuming to make only 6-10. so good move! :-)

cheers

alia

[ouadni]

your husband must be the lucky man in the world.if u not married i'm looking forward to get married.....

[Hananita88]

what kind of head is that ur usining???n

[cookingwithalia]

This is the 'dough kneading' head used to knead bread dough, pizza dough, etc. You can find this machine in the stores. hope this helped.

[Hananita88]

Yeah, thank you :) Don't know if i'll find it in Norway anywhere soon but i'll try. I love ur channel you seriusly saved me alot! It's so hard cooking moroccan food when you don't have much influenc around you. So tnak you so so much for these wonderful videos!

[rayhananina]

hi Alia

I just made these but they are no soft !!

what do you think I have to do to made theme soft like yours

Rayhana

[luxurinaAna]

Alia, I just found out about your videos..You're awesome..I'm Moroccan too but I'm not a good cook..and your step by steps make me actually want to try the recipes

[Jeannie3297]

Hi Alia,

We just made these and they are so good. Thanks for sharing your recipe and the video.

[Boeknet]

Alia you are the best............. I just made them and they are supperrrrr!!!!

I hope you will find some time to make the bestilla del 7out one of these days.........

[cookingwithalia]

LOL! be careful with the msemmen, they are addictive!!!

no worries, the bastilla is in my to-do list... so many things to cook and so little time!!!

:-)

[ghizlane2308]

hi alia i really like your cooking you're the best please post more

[cookingwithalia]

thank you sweetie for your encouragements! I will be posting more no worries! and if you have requests let me know!

[Jeannie3297]

Hi Alia,

I love your videos and that you also include the recipe. As you know, there are many Moroccan recipes out on the internet and in books. I do have one question about using the food processor. Do I knead for the entire 20 mintues in the machine or only 10 minutes in the machine and 10 minutes by hand?

[cookingwithalia]

Hi Jeannie

The thing with the msemmen is you really have to 'eye ball' the dough as the quality of absorption and malleability depends on the quality of the flour. What I do is I knead the dough by hand first (adding water little by little) until I can roll the dough in a ball (5 minutes). then I use the kneading machine and continue adding water little by little.I stop the machine from time to time and check on the dough.your goal is an elastic and malleable dough(adjust +/- water and/or flour)

[eraoul]

Mmmmmm, Msemmmen, mmmmm!

[dragonflywhy]

thanks, Alia  how about some msemmen beshahma?? hmmm delicious.

[kirbybl]

That helped. Thanks. Could you show us a recipe with one filled with meat? Yum.

[kirbybl]

Thanks for the recipe. What is the difference between msemmen and meloui?

[cookingwithalia]

Hey Becky,

1- Every region calls this crepe differently. some cities in morocco call it Msemmen and others call it Meloui.

2- In my region we call Msemmen the crepe that has a shape of a square (as shows in this video) and we call Meloui, the crepe that has a shape of a circle (they both are made from the same dough)

3- Usually, Meloui has a filling (meat, onions, etc.). I will be making future videos about it.

Hope this helped :-)