Flat Bread Or Khoubiz Recipes

FLAT BREAD OR KHOUBIZ

Steps:

• Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl, and warm in oven on low heat.
• Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water, add remaining water and stir in salt and sugar.
• Remove about 2 cups of the flour from the bowl, set aside.
• Pour yeast liquid into centre and stir in some flour to make a thick liquid.
• Cover with a cloth and leave in warm place till frothy.
• Stir in the rest of the flour, adding oil gradually, then beat till smooth, either by hand for 10 min, or with electric mixer using dough hook for 5 min.
• Sprinkle some of the reserved flour onto a board, turn out dough and knead for 10 min, using more flour as required.
• Dough is ready when it's smooth, satiny with a slightly wrinkled texture.
• Shape dough into a ball.
• Oil bowl, put dough in smooth side down, then turn to coat with oil.
• Cover and let rise till doubled in bulk, about 1-1 1/2 hours.
• Preheat oven at 500 F (260 C).
• Punch down the dough and turn out onto lightly floured board.
• Knead for a min or so, then divide into 8 equal pieces, rolling each into a ball.
• Roll each piece into a 25 cm (10 in) round and place on a lightly floured cloth.
• Cover with another cloth and leave about 20 min.
• Heat large baking sheet or flat griddle on the lowest shelf on electric oven, in a gas oven select the section with the most even heat.
• Place a round on a lightly floured baking sheet with one flat edge or on a piece of plywood, spreading it evenly.
• Shake to ensure that it will slide off easily.
• Rub heated baking sheet or riddle with wad of paper towel dipped in oil then slide dough onto it.
• Bake in hot oven for 4-5 min till it puffs like a balloon.
• If you'd like it browned on top, turn quickly and leave for a min.
• Remove bread and wrap in cloth to keep warm and soft.
• Rep with rem loaves.
• (note) If desired, you can use an electric fry pan.
• Preheat it on the highest setting with lid on, vent closed.
• When heated, oil base quickly& slide dough onto base.
• Cover& cook for 3 min, turn bread, recover and cook another 2 min, about.

KHUBZ ARABI (PITA OR FLAT BREAD)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, scatter the yeast over the warm water and stir until dissolved.
• Add the salt.
• While kneading constantly, gradually add 6 cups of flour and 2 tablespoons of oil until the dough is smooth and elastic. Continue to add more flour if the dough still sticks to your hands.
• Put the dough into a large, greased bowl and turn dough to grease all sides of it.
• Cover with a dry tea towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375-degrees F.
• Punch dough down gently.
• Divide the dough into 24 equal portions and shape them each into smooth balls.
• Place on a floured surface and dust tops lightly with flour. Cover with a dry tea towel.
• Let rest undisturbed 15 minutes more.
• Roll out each ball into a 6-inch diameter circle.
• Place on greased baking sheets.
• Bake in 375-degree F oven for 10-12 minutes or until the bread puffs. Do not leave baking unattended.
• YUM!

MY ROUGH KHOUBZ -- MOROCCAN FLAT BREAD.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• This bread should not be "dense" with no air bubble pockets inside. You will need to flatten it as much as you possibly can; pull, stretch and flatten to no more than 1/2 inch. Should it come out dense, then next time cut the dough in three and make 3 loaves. Please don't go by my photo as this batch "over-rose.".
• Combine 1/2 cup flour, sugar, salt, yeast and water in bowl. Stand, covered, in a warm place until bubbly.
• Add remaining flour, and cornmeal into a large bowl. Add the oil. Add yeast mixture to the flour in the bowl.
• Mix with hands well to form a firm dough.
• Knead until smooth.
• Stand, covered, in a warm place 20 minutes.
• Shape into 2 rounds (depending on the diameter you desire as Moroccan bread comes in many sizes right down to little ones for sandwiches). Score the top with a sharp knife 1/8" deep into 4 (cutting an X shape), or using your thumb make a dent in the center nearly deep enough to be a hole, though not all the way through.
• Place on a baking sheet dusted with corn meal and dust the top also with the corn meal gently pushing it into the dough a bit.
• Stand, covered, until nearly doubled. This being so flat and the amount of yeast, it may not exactly double for you in size and that is fine.
• Bake 12-18 minutes.
• If you are making a Moroccan meal and will use bread to eat with you will need at least 2 loaves for 4 people. Cooking time includes standing and is an approximation as flours and temperatures differ.
• This bread freezes well. Simply freeze as you would any bread and defrost at room temperature. I freeze mine in tied white translucent plastic bags, similar to grocery plastic bags.