Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Breads and Pastries
Mercimek Corbasi Flatbread / Pastry
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 4 cups bread flour
- • 2 tsp instant yeast
- • 1 tbsp sugar
- • 1 1/2 tsp salt
- • 1 1/4 cups warm water
- • 2 tbsp grape molasses whisked with 1/2 cup water
- • 1 cup sesame seeds
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Knead the flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and water into a firm dough; rest 1 hour.
2
Phase 2
Divide into 8; roll each piece into a 60 cm rope, fold, twist the two strands against the counter, and join the ends into a ring.
3
Phase 3
Dip each ring in the molasses mixture and press into the sesame seeds.
4
Phase 4
Bake at 220C for 15-18 minutes until deep golden and crackly.
5
Phase 5
Cool on a rack; best eaten the same day.