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Tahini and Sugar Bread or Sweet Pastries

Tahini and sugar bread, or sweet pastries, is a famous Armenian kitchen recipe. Try this for a crisp, tasty bread and you’ll surely love it.

Total time30 min
Prep10 min
Cook20 min
Yield2 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Breads and flatbreadsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg freeEasyQuick cook

Recipe story

\r\nIngredients:

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3 cups flour\r\n1 tablespoon yeast\r\n3 tablespoons sugar\r\n3 tablespoons vegetable oil\r\npinch of salt\r\nwarm water for the dough

\r\nPreparation:

Combine all ingredients well, then gradually add water until a soft dough forms. Oil lightly and let it rise for an hour. After rising, divide the dough into small, evenly sized balls. Let them rest again for 10 minutes

Roll out the dough balls with oil until very thin. Brush the dough with tahini and sprinkle the coarse sugar, roll into a cylinder and coil it like a snail. Let the disks rise again for 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 160°C. Dip the disks in oil with your hands, roll them out, then place in the oven and bake from the bottom for 10 minutes, then from the top until browned

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon yeast
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • A pinch of salt
  • Warm water for the dough

Method

  1. Mix all the ingredients well, then add the water gradually until we have a soft dough; brush it with oil and let it rise for one hour.
  2. After proofing, cut the dough into small balls of equal size
  3. Let them rest again for 10 minutes
    Timers: 10 min
  4. Then roll out each dough ball with oil until very thin
  5. Brush the dough with tahini, sprinkle coarse sugar, and roll the dough into a cylinder
  6. Then roll it like a snail (spiral)
  7. Let the discs proof for another 10 minutes
    Timers: 10 min
  8. Then preheat the oven to 160°C
  9. Take the discs, dip them by hand in oil and spread them out, then put them in the oven and bake from the bottom for 10 minutes and then from the top until they brown
    Timers: 10 min
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