MAN'OUSHE
Za'atar can be found at your local Middle Eastern store, Kalustyan's and on Amazon. You can also make za'atar yourself. Use a good olive oil for the topping. Since there are only two ingredients, you want each to taste good. With the baking steel, my flatbreads baked fast, and came out with very crisp crusts. Man'oushe is normally eaten just as is, but you can serve it as an appetizer with olives and feta cheese alongside. Or it can be part of a Middle Eastern meal composed of hummus, baba ganoush, eggplant caviar, eggplant jam and cucumber feta salad. If you don't have a baking steel, use a baking stone, or bake the flatbreads on parchment-lined baking sheets, perhaps passing them under the broiler during the last-minute or so of baking, to brown them nicely. If using a baking sheet, you'll likely need to cook them longer than the 7 minutes indicated, so keep an eye on them and remove them from the oven when the crust is golden brown.
Provided by David
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- To make the dough, in a bowl of a stand mixer (if mixing by hand, use a large bowl), sprinkle the yeast over the water along with the sugar and let sit in a warm place until the yeast starts to bubble, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the olive oil, flour, and salt. If using a stand mixer, use the dough hook attachment. If mixing by hand, stir with a wood spoon or spatula until it becomes too thick to stir, then turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter. Knead the dough in the machine on medium-high speed, or by hand, until the dough forms a smooth ball, but is slightly sticky when you touch it with your finger. It'll take about 5 minutes and will pull away from the sides of the mixer bowl. Cover the dough in the bowl with a kitchen towel, and let rise in a warm place until the dough doubles in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.
- To make the flatbreads, preheat the oven to 500ºF/260ºC and move the oven rack to the upper third of the oven. Set a baking steel on the rack. (Check the manufacturer's instructions for your baking steel or stone.) Otherwise, line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Preheat the baking steel or stone for 45 minutes.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured countertop and divide the dough into six pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a small oval, rolling it just until each starts to resist. When each one does, set it aside on the countertop and begin rolling another. Continue to roll each of the six pieces of dough into ovals, stopping when the dough starts stretching back on itself.
- When ready to bake, take the first oval of dough and roll it out to its final size, adding a bit more flour if necessary to keep it from sticking to the counter or rolling pin, turning it over a few times to ensure it's not sticking. Roll it until it's about 12-inch long by 4- or 5-inches wide (30cm by 10- to 12cm).
- Spread the oval with a layer of the za'atar mixture, about 1 1/2 tablespoons per flatbread leaving, not quite reaching the edge so there's space for a crust. Don't worry about any bare spots when smearing on the za'atar: it doesn't need to be perfect.
- (Note: My za'atar was quite fresh, and strong. But if yours isn't, you can use more of the topping is you wish. If you need more for spreading, mix za'atar and olive oil together in even amounts.)
- Lift the finished flatbread with your hands, or slide a pizza peel dusted with flour underneath, and transfer the flatbread on the baking steel or stone. Continue rolling and topping the rest of the flatbreads, baking each until the crust is golden brown, about 7 minutes.
- (If you don't have a pizza peel and are worried about transferring the dough, another option is to cut six sheets of parchment paper to a size that will fit under the rolled dough, then transfer the unbaked flatbreads to the parchment paper before smearing them with za'atar. Leave the parchment paper under the flatbreads and lift them, holding the ends of the paper, then bake the man'oushe breads on the parchment paper, setting them directly on the baking steel or stone.)
- Remove the flatbreads from the oven when the crusts are golden brown and serve warm or at room temperature.
SYRIAN MOUNTAIN BREAD
Mountain bread or "paper"� bread has been around for thousands of years. Who wouldn't want to sample a food with such a long lineage! This recipe requires that you start with Manoushi dough (Recipe #488968). That recipe will make the right amount of dough for this recipe. Time includes 2 hrs for rising.
Provided by Annacia
Categories Breads
Time 10m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Make the dough and leave it to rise for 2 hours in a warm place.
- Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan. Add the chillies, onions, leeks and lemon juice. Cook gently for 12-15 minutes, until everything is tender. Add the spices and salt and stir well. Leave to cool and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to its highest temperature. Knock the air out of the dough, then tip it out onto a floured work surface. Cut the dough into 12 portions, then lightly flour each one and roll it out as thinly as you can. You are aiming for rough circles, around 18 cm (7 in) in diameter. Cook each round on a baking stone for 1-2 minutes until its starts to blister and color slightly. Actual baking time for the whole batch will depend on how many breads will fit comfortable on your stone at a time as stones come in a wide range of sizes.
- Wrap the breads in a tea towel to keep warm while you bake the rest.
- When all the breads are ready, smear each with a dollop of the chilli mixture. Roll them up and pack them into a baking tray. Warm them through briefly before serving with the goat's cheese, if using.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.2, Fat 7.5, SaturatedFat 1, Sodium 8.3, Carbohydrate 6.6, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 3.1, Protein 1.2
SYRIAN BREAD
Mix the dough in your bread machine and bake in the oven. A versatile Middle Eastern style flat bread that you can serve with lunch or dinner.
Provided by Sue Litster
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes Flat Bread Recipes
Time 3h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Dough cycle; press Start.
- Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
- Once the dough has risen, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into eight equal pieces and form into rounds. Cover the rounds with a damp cloth and let rest.
- Roll dough into thin flat circles, about 8 inches in diameter. Cook two at a time on preheated baking sheets or a baking stone until puffed up and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Repeat for remaining loaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 204 calories, Carbohydrate 36.3 g, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 438.3 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
WHOLE WHEAT FLATBREAD
Easy light Flat breads can be used with south asian or middle eastern cuisine and make great pizzas and sandwiches.
Provided by CP Camper
Categories Breads
Time 2h40m
Yield 6-7 Flat Breads, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pour warm water into mixing bowl and add olive oil, yeast and sugar. Whisk briefly and let stand until yeast is fully activated.
- Stir in dry ingredients and combine to form smooth dough(best to use your stand mixer's kneader for this step).
- Knead by hand for five minutes on a lightly floured surface adding additional flour as needed.
- Add 1 teaspoon Oil to clean bowl and add dough, turning to coat. Cover and let stand for 1 1/2 hours.
- Punch down dough and divide into 6 or 7 even balls.
- Lightly roll out each ball into a 5 or six inch circle.
- Bring a non-stick pan to med-high and cook each disc individually turning once. Each side should show some dark brown spots, but avoid burning.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232.4, Fat 5.6, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 7.3, Sodium 519.1, Carbohydrate 37.9, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 1, Protein 10.6
SYRIAN BREAD
Puff rolls, these should be hallow in the center, but sometimes and they were not. Traveled extremely well in my husbands lunch. As with most of my recipes, I haven't got a clue where they came from. At the time I was writing the recipe down, all I was concerned with was "Do I have the ingredients".
Provided by Hoosier Margie
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 1h7m
Yield 32 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix 2 cup flour and the yeast in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix remaining ingredients and heat until warm (115 degrees) stirring constantly.
- Add to flour/yeast mixture.
- Beat at low 1/2 minute (scrape sides of bowl).
- Beat on high 3 minutes.
- By hand, stir in enough remaining flour to make moderate stiff dough.
- Knead on floured surface until smooth.
- Place in greased bowl; turn once.
- Cover and let rise until double (40-45 minutes) Punch down; cover and let rest 10 minutes.
- Form into balls 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
- Place on ungreased baking sheets; roll each to 4 inch circle.
- Bake at 400 degrees till puffed, 7 to 9 minutes.
- Cool on cloth covered surface.
LEBANESE/SYRIAN BAZELLA
After having lived in Syria for the past year for school, I learned how to make several authentic dishes. They will probably taste different outside the Middle East due to the availability of items seasonally and brands of ingredients used. This dish is a blend of carrots, peas and meat in a tomato-based broth that is served with Middle Eastern-style rice. Arabs are used to having family over--it's a family based culture--so it's meant to be shared.
Provided by Mustafas Cook
Categories Stew
Time 2h30m
Yield 8 cups, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut onion in to small pieces. Do not mince or chop too finely, but at the same time, do not cut or chop too coarsely. Set aside.
- Wash carrots and cut them into 1/4" thick pieces. Basically, you don't want them too thin or they will disintegrate into the broth. You can peel them if you prefer, before cutting. Set aside.
- In a large frying pan, brown the meat with some seasoning salt and pepper. Add the onion and some olive oil from the bottle. Make sure all the meat is brown. Set aside.
- In a stew pan, fry the 3 tbsp of tomato paste in the 1/4 cup olive oil for about 5-8 minutes. If it seems dry-looking, add a small amount of extra oil at a time. It should look chunky in the oil, not runny like soup. Stir constantly, it will burn very fast!
- Reduce the heat, add first 2 cups of water. Stand back, it may spit at you! Keep adding until all 6 cups have been added. Add the soup cubes. Let this boil for 5 minutes. Scrape the bottom of the pan, making sure all of the tomato paste mixes in the water.
- Add the meat, carrots and peas. Allow to come to a boil (takes about 5 minutes) then reduce heat to a simmer. Add salt and pepper to your taste. Cook until meat is tender. Cooking time depends on the quality of meat.
- Serve with Middle Eastern rice.
- Extra water may be added to counter-act any saltiness or if too much evaporated out while cooking.
- Cooking times may vary depending on stove type. Just keep on eye on it and never walk away from cooking food! Stainless steel or a non-stick pan may be used. I prefer non-stick. This may also be transferred to a large crock pot and set on low. Yield depends on how much water is allowed to boil out, but pretty much it makes a lot! Count on leftovers if you're not having people over.
Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »
#30-minutes-or-less #time-to-make #course #main-ingredient #cuisine #preparation #healthy #flat-shapes #breads #middle-eastern #easy #vegan #vegetarian #dietary #low-cholesterol #low-saturated-fat #healthy-2 #low-in-something #pasta-rice-and-grains #from-scratch
You'll also love