Persian Flat Bread (Barbari)

Name: Persian Flat Bread (Barbari)
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 8 breads
Cuisine: Persian Plateau & Isfahan
Ingredients: 500 g flour; 40 g fresh yeast; 250 ml warm water; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 tsp salt; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp cornflour; 1 tsp black sesame

A bread made with flour, cornflour and black sesame, baked in the oven. It's finished with black sesame seeds.

1 hr 45 min · Serves 8 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 90 min · Cook 15 min · 105 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Add flour and corn flour into a bowl, mix with salt. Form a small crater and add sugar, crumble fresh yeast into crater and add about 5 tablespoons lukewarm water. Incorporate yeast, sugar and bit of the flour until a creamy paste forms. let this mixture/bowl rest in a warm place for about 25 minutes. Starter dough will have risen and is bubbly.
25 min
2
Incorporate rest of water and olive oil and knead thoroughly until a soft, but firm dough has formed.
3
Let rest for the minimum of 1 hour in a warm place. Form oval shaped breads and brush with olive oil, sprinkle with black sesame seeds and let bake on high heat for about 10 to 15 minutes in the pre-heated oven (225°C).