Rziza (coiled thread pancakes)

Step 1: Mix 14 oz plain flour, 3 ½ oz fine semolina and 1 tsp salt in a bowl. Add 1 ¼ cups lukewarm water gradually and knead into a very soft, smooth dough that is slightly sticky.

Step 2: Knead hard on the worktop until it is silky and very elastic; this long kneading is what lets the dough stretch thin.

Step 3: Mix ¾ cup vegetable oil and 1 oz butter in a small bowl. Divide the dough into 8 balls, coat each one generously in the oil mixture, cover and rest for 20 minutes.

Step 4: Oil your worktop and hands. Flatten one ball and stretch it outwards with your fingertips into a very thin, almost see-through sheet about 40 cm across. Small holes do not matter.

Step 5: Roll the sheet up from one side into a long, tight rope. Then hold one end and gently pull and roll the rope between your oiled palms, working along its length, until it is as thin as a pencil or thinner.

Step 6: Wind the cord loosely around four fingers of one hand 8–10 times to make a skein. Slip it off, twist it once into a figure of eight and fold it into a nest about 10 cm across. Press it lightly flat. Repeat with the remaining balls.

Step 7: Heat a heavy frying pan over a medium heat and brush with a little of the leftover oil mixture. Cook the nests 2 at a time, pressing gently with a spatula, until crisp and golden underneath.

Step 8: Turn and cook the other side until golden and cooked through. While still hot, squeeze each nest from the sides or clap it between your hands to loosen the strands.

Step 9: Warm 5 ½ oz honey and 2 ⅛ oz butter together in a small pan until melted. Pour over the hot rziza on a platter and serve straight away.