Persian Flat Bread (Barbari)
- 500 g flour
- 40 g fresh yeast
- 250 -275 ml warm water
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cornflour (optional)
- 1 teaspoon black sesame
- add flour and corn flour into a bowl, mix with salt.
- form a small crater and add sugar, crumble fresh yeast into crater and add about 5 tablespoons lukewarm water. Incorporate yeast, sugar and bit of the flour until a creamy paste forms. let this mixture/bowl rest in a warm place for about 25 minutes. Starter dough will have risen and is bubbly.
- incorporate rest of water and olive oil and knead thoroughly until a soft, but firm dough has formed.
- let rest for the minimum of 1 hour in a warm place.
- form oval shaped breads and brush with olive oil, sprinkle with black sesame seeds and let bake on high heat for about 10 to 15 minutes in the pre-heated oven (225u0b0C).
fresh yeast, water, brown sugar, salt, olive oil, cornflour, black sesame
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/persian-flat-bread-barbari-517986 (may not work)