How to Make Shawarma Bread

Ingredients

• 3 and 3/4 cups white flour
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour or 4 cups white flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 medium tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Warm water as needed
• This wonderful shawarma bread recipe is from the friend and cook of the Shaw Tabkhin Today website:
• Salam Shaeito
• For more special recipes made by Salam, click on her name to visit her profile page on the Shaw Tabkhin Today website

Method

1. In 1 cup of warm water, dissolve the sugar and yeast and 2 tablespoons of flour, and leave the mixture until it doubles in size...
2. Rub the flour with the oil and salt, add 1 cup of water, and knead, then add water as needed to form a soft, cohesive dough...
3. Roll the dough into a cylinder and cut it into equal pieces, about (12 pieces)
4. Bring each piece together to one side, turn it over, then shape it into a ball... Cover the pieces with a cloth and let them rise for half an hour...
5. Sprinkle with flour and roll the pieces into bread rounds with a rolling pin, and you should not press on the rounds with your fingers after rolling them out...
6. Remove any remaining flour from the rounds and cover them again for 10 minutes...
   Timers: 10 min
7. Heat a wide skillet or a saj over medium heat. Place each piece for half a minute, then turn it over and wait half a minute, then turn it again. Repeat this method about 5 times until the bread starts to puff up and cook through...
8. Cover the bread with a cloth, then place it inside a bread bag