Flat Bread Barbari Recipe – Հաց Բարբարի

Barbari Flat Bread Recipe

Another great tasting flat bread recipe. This time from Iranian traditional bread: Barbari.

One of my favorites, I’d say most Armenian bakeries bake Barbari and it’s so delicious that I decided to give it a try and make the homemade version.

Barbari has a slight resemblance with Armenian Matnakash




But it’s so much simpler in making and tastes quite different due to the fact that it’s got sesame seeds which gives the bread a specific taste and look.

Recipe is pretty basic and there’s no way to fail it:)

Happy baking!

Ingredients

For the bread dough

3 cups of all purpose flour

1 1/2 cups of warm water

1 tsp instant dry yeast

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp sugar

Semolina or cornstarch for dusting the work surface

You will also need sesame seeds

For the spread

2/3 cup water + 1 tsp flour + 1 tsp baking soda

Mixed and brought to the boil

This mixture will help to shape the dough and stick sesame seeds to the bread

Directions

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, mix and knead until smooth and elastic dough formed 10-15 minutes

Place the dough into a greased bowl, cover with plastic and let it double in size (1-2 hours)

Meanwhile prepare the spread and let it cool down to be used later

Preheat the oven to 450°F /230°C ,prepare lined,greased baking pans

Divide the dough into 2 portions

Sprinkle your working surface with semolina and place the dough to start shaping

Stretch and pull by dipping your fingers into the spread, shape it as elongated oval bread

Place the dough on baking pan and continue shaping




Using your fingers make lines on the bread 1″-2″ apart

Sprinkle with sesame seeds

Bake 10-15 minutes or until light golden color

Remember to switch the pans halfway through the baking

Let the bread to cool down 10-15 minutes before slicing

Enjoy!

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