Breads and flatbreads
ChefLoubna Fawaz
How to Make Mashatih Bread
Mashatih is a popular type of pastry in Lebanon, especially at the suhoor table during the holy month of Ramadan. If cracked wheat is not available among the ingredients for mashatih, you can replace it with fine bulgur.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups white flour
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons powdered milk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup cracked wheat, or substitute 1 cup fine bulgur
- 1 cup corn flour
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon anise
- Sesame seeds
- Nigella seeds
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- Water as needed
Method
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- Knead all the dough ingredients well until you obtain a homogeneous mass. Let the dough rest for about 3 hours.Timers: 180 min
- When the dough has fermented well, roll it out or stretch it with a little oil into circles or long rectangles as shown in the accompanying photos in the mashatih shape.
- Bake the mashatih at a high temperature until they brown and cook through.
Recipe tags
Breads and flatbreadsInternationalVegetarianNut free
