Angel Brioche

Name: Angel Brioche (Feteer al Malak)
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 500 g (1 lb 2 oz/3¾ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp baking powder; 100 g (3½ oz/½ cup) white sugar, plus 1 tbsp for the yeast; 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) warm water; 1 tbsp instant dried yeast; 1 tbsp white distilled vinegar; 60 g (2 oz) raisins (optional); 1 tbsp rapeseed (canola) oil; 1 tbsp white sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)

Feteer al Malak

Preparation info

Makes
12
buns

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Egypt

By Suzanne Zeidy and Rawah Badrawi

Published 2026

About

Food writer Nermine Mansour shares her Coptic heritage recipe for bakers: a vegan Angel Brioche. Traditionally, matriarchs prepare the dough and leave it out for the Archangel Michael to bless overnight as they pray for their loved ones. The next day, the Coptic matriarch bakes and stamps bread for both the Copts and Muslims of the community to enjoy.

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Africa
Egypt
Cairo
Starter
Low fat
Mediterranean
Vegan

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