khubz

                                                                               Receta en Español

khubz is a kind of bread typical in Middle East. It is similar to 'pita' bread but bigger and thicker.

To make this bread you don't need yeast, it doesn't get dry soon. Because of this reason it is wide consumed by nomads families who travel along the dessert.

Once you have baken this bread ,there is a hollow in the middle where you can place some other ingredient.

This type of bread is the oldest kind of bread in the world.

Ingredients:

• 125 grams all-purpose wheat flour.
• 125 grams wholegrain wheat flour.
• Warm water.
• Salt.

Method:

1. Place both kinds of flours into a bowl, make a hole in the middle and pour inside a little quantity of warm water.

2. Stir and add more water step by step until all the flour is well mixed and the dough is uniform.
3. Add Salt.
4. The result will be a sticky dough .Now you shoul knead it, to do it you should sprinkle a little flour in your hands.
5. While kneading,the minute you see that the dough is still sticky, you sprinkle flour once again in your hands and keep on kneading until the dough remains not sticky.
6. We should knead the dough for at least 10 minutes, to get a good dough for a bread.

7. Cover the dough with a towel and let it stand for 30 or 40 minutes.
8. Knead the dough a little more.
9. Split the dough into balls the size of your hand palm and flatten them.
10. With the help of your hands try to make that flatten ball bigger, that is turn them into thick pancakes.
11. Put parchement paper on an oven tray and place the breads on it.
12. Preheat oven at 200 ºC for 10 minutes.
13. Now cook the breads in oven for 10 minutes at the same temperature.
14. Once thay are baken you should wrap them in a towel so they keep warm. You should serve them warm.

My comments to the recipe:

It is amazing how this bread can rise even when you don't use yeast. This bread is very good to accompany all kind of dishes you can imagine. 



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