Barbari Bread (Nan−e Barbari)
A homemade bread recipe for Barbari Bread (Nan−e Barbari).
Ingredients
- 1 package dry yeast
- 3 cups warm water
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 8 1/2 cups flour or more
- 4 Tbsp. oil or butter
- 1/2 cup yellow corn meal
- 1 Tbsp. sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Dissolve yeast in 1 cup warm water.
- 2
Add sugar and set aside for 10 minutes.
- 3
Pour yeast mixture in large bowl or food processor, add 2 cups warm water, and salt−mix well.
- 4
Gradually add flour while stirring constantly. After 6 cups flour have been added, knead by hand, add the rest of the flour if needed until the dough is not sticky.
- 5
Pour oil in a large bowl and place dough in bowl.
- 6
Cover with a clean damp towel and let rise 4 hours in warm dark place without moving.
- 7
Punch air out while dough is in the bowl. Flip dough over and return to bowl.
- 8
Cover with new damp towel and allow to rise 2 hours.
- 9
Place cookie sheet in center of oven and preheat to 500 degrees F.
- 10
Divide dough into 11 parts, each piece about 5 inches in diameter.
- 11
Dust a tray with corn meal and place loaves on tray. With damp hands, press fingertips into each loaf, then sprinkle tops with sesame seeds.
- 12
Put loaves on the cookie sheet, corn meal side down, and bake sesame side for 8 minutes in closed oven.
- 13
Turn bread over and bake corn meal side down for 4 minutes in closed oven.
- 14
Remove loaves from oven. Cover with clean towel, serve hot or wrap in foil and freeze(toast before serving.)