Breads and flatbreads
Communion Bread (Khubz al-Qurban)
Communion bread served at church for both sorrowful and joyful occasions. You won’t find this recipe on many sites... Sho Tabkhin Al-Youm makes sure to give you every recipe you need for any occasion.
Communion bread... this is the recipe for the bread served at church for "communion", sometimes for sad occasions and sometimes for joyful ones
This quantity makes 4 or 5 communion loaves, each loaf weighing 300 grams
Ingredients
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- 6 cups sifted flour
- 2 tablespoons instant yeast + 1 tablespoon sugar, dissolved together in a little water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange blossom water (ma' al-zahr)
- 2 cups lukewarm water for kneading
- Topping
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
Method
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- Dissolve the yeast with 1 tablespoon of sugar in a little water.
- Add this mixture to the flour, add 1 cup sugar and mix, then gradually add the water together with 1 tablespoon of orange blossom water.
- Knead until the dough comes together and is smooth.
- Lightly dust a clean surface with a little flour, roll the dough with a rolling pin leaving it thick.
- Cut into small rounds, place the pieces on baking paper on a tray and let them rest for at least 1 hour.Timers: 60 min
- Prick the breads halfway through with very small holes, like pinheads — do this before baking.
- Bake the communion bread for about 12 minutes at 180°C (356°F), then brown the tops for just 1 minute.Timers: 12 min, 1 min
- Remove the communion bread from the oven and immediately brush the hot tops with the mixture of water, sugar and orange blossom water that were dissolved together.
Recipe tags
Breads and flatbreadsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Dough for All Pastries
