persian bread

Barbari is a traditional Iranian flatbread. Its shiny crust is due to the romal, a mixture of baking soda and flour that is diluted in water.

Barbari

lb flour

warm water ((more

active dry yeast

baking powder

salt

white sesame seeds

black sesame seeds

golden sesame seeds

flour

baking soda

water

Stand mixer

Dissolve the yeast in ½ cup (100 ml) of warm water and set aside for 5 minutes.

In a large bowl or the bowl of the stand mixer, mix the flour and the baking powder.

Make a well and add the dissolved yeast. Mix everything by incorporating the water gradually. Then, add the salt.

Knead the dough for 10 minutes, until it is homogenous and somewhat elastic.

Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Place the pieces on a well-floured plate, cover and let rise in a warm place, away from drafts, for 90 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a saucepan, mix all the ingredients for the romal then bring them to a boil and set aside to cool to a temperature of about 75 F (25˚C).

On a well-floured work surface, flatten the dough pieces by dipping your hands in the romal so that the dough does not stick.

Flatten the dough in order to obtain an oval shape and a thickness of about ¼ inch (0,5 cm).

With the tip of your fingers (except the thumb) or using a long knife, make scratches on the surface of the loaves. Brush them generously with the romal then sprinkle them with sesame seeds.

Let rise for another 45 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 375 F (190˚C), then bake the bread for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

Barbari (Persian Flatbread)

Thank you for this recipe but how to keep it tender and not dry in the very next day we rab it very well but next day it was very hard

Perfect recipe, best bread I ever made!  Romal makes miracle - intensifies bread taste and makes perfect colour and texture. Bread is very light and delicious. I just added little oil to be able to knead it. Thank you very much for this recipe!

Stiff as a board. However, I had to cut the resting times slightly as I didn’t have enough time thanks to the wrong indication time you have here, where it says preparation 30 mins, cook time 30 mins, total 1 hour. In reality, it takes just over 3 hours. R

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