Khoubiz ~ Lebanese/Syrian Flat Bread

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Khoubiz (Flat Bread)

 

Recipe By : ArabicNews.com

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Breads Middle Eastern

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/2 ounce active dry yeast

1 teaspoon sugar

2 1/2 cups warm water

8 cups plain flour

2 teaspoons salt

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

PLUS additional oil for coating tray

 

Dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup of the lukewarm water. Stir in the sugar. Set

aside in a warm place. Leave it until it begins to rise up and foam. This will

take about 15 minutes.

 

Sift the salt and flour together into a large, warm mixing bowl. Form a well in

the center of the flour mixture. Pour the yeast into the center. Gently mix

the yeast into the flour. Mix by hand, adding small amounts of warm water if

necessary.

 

Knead until this becomes a soft dough. Transfer the dough from the bowl to a

floured pastry board and continue to knead until it is smooth and shiny. This

will take about 15 minutes. Knead 2 tablespoons of oil into the dough. Roll

into a large ball. Rub the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil over the surface of

the ball. Return to the bowl. Cover with the moist cloth. Set in a warm place

to rise. Leave it about 1-1/2 hours until it doubles in size.

 

Preheat the oven to maximum heat at a minimum of 30 minutes before using.

 

Punch down the dough. Pull the edges up to form another ball. Transfer to a

lightly floured board and knead for 2 minutes. Divide into 8 equal portions and

roll each portion into a ball. On a floured board flatten each ball and roll

with a heavy rolling pin into flat round shapes approximately 1/4-inch (6 mm)

thick. They should be about 12-inches in diameter.

 

Place the flattened bread rounds on a lightly floured cloth. Cover this with

another floured cloth set in a warm spot to rise again to double their size.

This should take about 30 minutes.

 

Preheat the baking tray in the oven for 5 minutes. Carefully rub the tray with

oil.

 

Place one round at a time on the baking tray. Cook 5-9 minutes. The bread

should swell in the middle and become a light brown color. Remove from the oven

and wrap in a clean cloth to keep moist. The swelling will disappear when the

bread is removed from the oven. Continue this procedure with the remaining

rounds.

 

Yields: 8 loaves

 

*AUTHOR'S NOTES*

This pita bread is from the region of Lebanese and Syria. It is also known as a

flat bread.

 

 

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NOTES : This recipe is brought to you via the courtesy of the ArabicNews.com

website.