I am very friendly and I’ve made friends recently. Well, they’re longtime friends, but I didn’t know that they’ve been there the whole time… and when I say ‘there‘, I mean in my brain. So you know that movie Inside Out? I have some sort of friends inside my brain but they look like more of a food – uh… like pasta, rice, bread, cheese. Yes, I know, because I’ve met them. So a few weeks ago, I’ve been in a pizza kick lately… like I’ve been making pizza for 2 consecutive weekends and ate 6 slices from each pizza in one sitting. Please, don’t look at me like that! I am still your friend, right? Anyway, let’s not discuss what happened inside my brain during the food war because it was very chaotic. To make the story short, Manakish won on the third weekend. I’ve been meaning to make Manakish since forever, but I cannot figure out the right cheese the bakery usually uses as a topping whenever I get one. One day, I got a Kashkaval cheese from an amazing friend – kept it inside the fridge for a while until finally decided to use it. I wanted to top it on the pizza, but when I tasted the cheese it was like ‘Aha! This is the cheese the bakery usually uses for Manakish! I need to make one very soon!’ And I said it out loud like it was an emergency. Excuse me, pizza, please make way for cheese manakish! I used Kashkaval cheese alone in some and some, I mixed with mozarella. I love the one with Kashkaval cheese alone – it was closer to the manakish I usually get from the bakery. Oh, it was so simple, yet so good! The recipe below makes about 8 x 4 inches round of manakish. Now, do not ask me how many I’ve eaten. I am not telling you this time. 😛 Now, let me bring these at this week’s Fiesta Friday # 153 with our co-hosts, Quinn and Monika. I am happy to be a part of first FF for 2017. Thanks, Angie! This Cheese Manakish is a Middle Eastern flatbread topped with beautiful Kashkaval cheese and/or mozzarella, browned to perfection. Initial Note: (You can also combine both kinds of cheese (1 cup of grated Kashkaval cheese + ½ cup grated mozzarella, discard oil & salt when you want to combine them.) I hope you’ll love the recipe! Always smile and enjoy your weekend! I am also partying at Saucy Saturdays | What’s for Dinner? | Happiness is Homemade | Mix It Up Monday | Melt In Your Mouth Monday | Family Joy Blog Link Up Party | Totally Terrific Tuesday | Turn It Up Tuesday | Cook Blog Share | Cook Once Eat Twice | Foodie Friends Friday | Food Friday | What’d You Do This Weekend? | Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party | Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday | Featured at What’s for Dinner Link Up #79 Please follow and like us: