Mix all dry dough ingredients in a large bowl and add warm water. Mix until combined and knead until the dough comes together and is smooth and soft which should take about 10 minutes. Alternatively you can mix in a stand mixer for 5 minutes.

Using your hands tear off pieces of dough into small balls, about the size of golf balls. You should have 20 dough balls. Using your hands and some of the oil set aside, ensure each ball is lightly oiled to keep from drying out.

Cover with plastic and allow to rest for 5 minutes while you prep your workstation for the stretching and folding of the dough.

To make each Msemen you need to follow a series of steps.

First lightly oil your work surface. Next place your Msemen dough ball on the surface and roll out until it is very thin and nearly see through. This can be done by hand or with an oiled rolling pin.

Next take a bit of softened butter and rub it into the surface of your dough.

The next step is folding. See the full instructional video for details. To fold the Msemen, fold the Msemen into thirds horizontally and then vertically. This will produce a small square.

Repeat this step for all 20 Msemen.

Heat up a cast iron pan or griddle over medium heat while you prepare your Msemen.

To finish the Msemen preparation, take your small square and flatten the Msemen until it is about double the original size (about 3 inches by 3 inches).

Now place your Msemen on the cast iron pan flipping occasionally until it is golden brown on each side and cooked through. This should take a few minutes per side. Repeat for the remaining Msemen.