Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Msemmen (Algerian Flatbread)

Ok, so Algeria is not strictly Middle Eastern, but it is wonderful bread from Healthy Bread In Five Minutes a Day Healthy Bread

Use your refrigerated dough (about 1/4 pound)
3 T. olive oil
1 t. ground cumin
1 t. paprika
1 t. turneric
1/2 t. cayenne
1/4 t. kosher salt, + more for sprinkling on top
2 T. olive oil for skillet

Mix olive oil with spices and salt. Roll out a ball of dough to 1/8" thick.  evenly spread the spice mixture over the dough, leaving 1/2" border.  Roll it up into a log and coil it into a rope around itself.  Place on a lightly greased worksurface, covered it with plastic, rest. 20 min.

Now roll our the coil until you have a 1/8" circle.  Heat a heavy 12" skillet on stove until water skitters across the top.  Add 2 /T olive oil and heat (not to smoking)  Drop dough onto the skillet, decrease to medium, cover to trap steam and heat.  Check after 2-5 minutes, flip and cook until browned on both sides.

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