Khubz Arabi ( Middle eastern bread)

Khubz Arabi ( Middle eastern bread)

Ingredients

All purpose flr 1 cup           whole wheat flr 1 cup          active dry yeast 1 ½ tsp

Sugar 2 tsp      salt 1 tsp          olive oil 1 tbsp         lukewarm water ½ cup

Method

Mix together the 2 flours. Take ½ cup of lukewarm water & add the yeast, sugar, a tsp of salt. Stir well & leave aside for 10 minutes, by which time this will be converted into a frothy syrup. Add flour, pour in the oil, knead well into a soft dough. Keep this covered with a moist cloth for 2 hurs. Take the risen dough & re-knead it well. Make 6/7 balls & leave this inside a moist cloth for 10 minutes. Dust the rolling board with flour. Coat each ball with flour, roll out & use a medium sized plate & cut along the edges with a pizza cutter for a sharp, thin border.

Leave these spread out on a sheet. Preheat the oven to 250 deg. C for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, take a 8/9” square cake pan & line with foil. Place the dough circle on each.

After the oven is preheated for 10 minutes, place the pan in the middle rack. Bake for about 5 minutes, as you watch, you can see the kubz puffing up into a bubble & may be even light brown speckles start to appear.

This is ideal with gravy dishes, dips & salads.