Free Recipe Middle Eastern Flatbread

Recipe Type: B Recipes

Recipe Preparation: bake

Cooking Ingredients for Middle Eastern Flatbread Recipe

2 c Warm water
2 ts Granulated sugar
1 tb Dry yeast
2 tb Olive oil
2 ts Salt
5-1/2 c All purpose flour
-Topping-
1/3 c Extra virgin olive oil
3 tb Lemon juice
2 tb Zahtar spice
1/4 ts Salt

Middle Eastern Flatbread Preparation

In large bowl, whisk warm water with sugar. Sprinkle in yeast; let stand for 10 minutes or until frothy. Whisk in oil and salt. With wooden spoon, briskly stir in 4 1/2 cups flour to make a soft dough. Turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead for 8 to 10 minutes, adding enough of the remaining flour to make dough smooth and elastic. Place in lightly greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm, draft-free spot for about 45 minutes, or until double in bulk. Punch down dough. Transfer dough to lightly floured surface; flatten into rough circle. With knife. cut into 8 wedges; gently stretch or roll out into 1/4 inch thick irregular triangle. Place on rimless baking sheets; cover and let rest for 15 minutes. Mix ingredients for topping. Put onto bread. Bake at 450 degrees F on lowest oven rack for 10 minutes or until golden. Volume 01 Number 659 by Diane Geary. <diane@keyway.net> on Jan 31, 1998

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Recipe Serves: 1

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