Friday, October 8, 2010

Iranian Barbari

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  Iranian barbari is a type of Persian bread in Iran. They have a crusty finish while remaining soft inside and can be made in a variety of sizes. You can sprinkle some sesame seeds or caraway seeds before baking. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients - Makes 6 breads

  1. Unbleached white bread flour - 8 oz / 225 g
  2. Fresh yeast - 1/2 oz  / 15 g ( I used 1 envelope ( 2 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast)
  3. Salt - 1 tsp
  4. Luke warm water - 150 ml
  5. Oil, for brushing

Method

1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre.

2. Mix the yeast with the luke warm water. Pour it into the centre of the flour, sprinkle a little flour over and leave in a warm place for 15 minutes. Mix to a dough, then turn out into a lightly floured surface and knead for 8 - 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.

3. Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with an oiled clear film and leave to rise for 45 - 60 minutes, or until doubled.

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4. Knock back the dough and turn out to a floured surface. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces and roll each one to about 4 x 2 inch ( 10 x 5 cm) and about 1/2 in ( 1 cm) thick. Space well apart on the baking sheets, and make four slashes in the tops.

5.  Cover the breads with lightly oiled clear film and leave to rise, in a warm place, for 20 minutes. Sprinkle a few sesame seeds. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 F / 200 C / Gas 6. Brush the breads with oil and bake for 12 - 15 minutes, or until pale golden. Serve warm.

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Recipe Source - Baking by Martha Day

22 comments:

  1. wow bread looks so soft n delicious ..nothing can beat freshly home made bread ..yummy

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  2. Love fresh home made bread,looks delicious and is easy to make.

    Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

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  3. Fresh and yummy bread ,looks so delicious and perfectly baked..nice detailed description,will give this a try, thanks dear.

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  4. That looks fabulous da...Njan enyum baking okke thudanganam...

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  5. Thats a simple bread recipe...Looks Gr8 too

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  6. Perfect bread Maya... njanum kore aayi bread undaakkanam nnu vichaarikkunnu...

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  7. bread looks good...ippol baking expert aayallo....

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  8. yummy bread dear... as usual lovely picture..

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  9. I am a huge bread fan! Gotta get a chance to try the recipe!

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  10. So beautiful and nothing better than a home made one...

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  11. perfect... very professional looking...

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  12. aha adipoli ayittundallo looks perfect dear

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  13. Cute and absolutely prefect looking iranian barbari..

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  14. Looks perfectly baked ........ soft n spongy :)

    Cheers n Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  15. awesome clicks, esp the first one! Perfect bread too!

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  16. that's a cute looking soft bread..

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  17. Oh my this looks cute and perfect...seeing ur pic i bet it would been tasty :)

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