TAFTOON - PERSIAN WHOLEMEAL FLAT BREAD

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Make and share this Taftoon - Persian Wholemeal Flat Bread recipe from Food.com.

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 36m

Yield 6 rounds

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 envelope active dry yeast
2 1/2 cups water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
oil (for handling dough)

Steps:

  • Sift the flours into a large mixing bowl.
  • Dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup of the warm water; add 1 1/2 cups of the remaining water and the salt.
  • Pour the yeast mixture into the center of the flour and gradually work in.
  • Beat with your hands for 20-30 minutes, or use the dough hook on an electric mixer and beat for 20 minutes, gradually adding in as much of the remaining 3/4 cup water as the dough will take (as the dough is beaten it will be able to take a little more water).
  • Preheat oven to high (around 450 degrees F or more), and place a griddle on the center shelf to preheat for 10-15 minutes; when hot, lightly oil with a small cloth dipped in oil.
  • Turn the dough out onto an oiled board (no need to proof the dough); oil your hands and divide the dough into 6 parts, rolling each piece into a ball.
  • Roll out each ball as thinly as possible with an oiled rolling pin and prick all over with a fork or pinwheel, in 3-4 vertical lines across the surface.
  • Take the round of dough and stretch it a little across the backs of your hands, and place dough on the smooth side of a cushion or pad.
  • Pull the rack out where the heated griddle is on, and turn the cushion over and press down onto it.
  • Close the oven and cook 1 minute, then pat down dough to prevent bread from puffing up.
  • Bake until surface is bubbly (about 3 minutes), then turn bread over and cook 2 minutes more.
  • Remove bread from oven and wrap in a towel.
  • Allow oven temperature to reheat before starting another.
  • Do not allow rolled dough to rest before baking; prepare just before putting in oven.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.7, Fat 1.8, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 586.6, Carbohydrate 59.6, Fiber 7.3, Sugar 0.3, Protein 10.6

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