Bejma-The Tunisian Friday-Night Bread

Name: Bejma-The Tunisian Friday-Night Bread
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 3 loaves
Ingredients: 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast (2 tbsp.); 1/4 cup sugar; 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water; 4 large eggs; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons salt; 7 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Submitted by Zuleika L.

"Delicious triangular breads served in homes on Friday nights. (Like the French baguette bread for sandwiches.) From 'The Foods of Israel Today.'"

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Ready In:: 2hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 3 loaves

ingredients

2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast (2 tbsp.)
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ cups lukewarm water
4 large eggs
¹⁄₄ cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons salt
7 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

directions

Dissolve the yeast and 1 teaspoons of the sugar in 1 cup of the water in a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer. Stir, and let sit for 10 minutes.
Stir into the yeast mixture 3 of the eggs, oil, salt, and the remaining water and sugar. Slowly knead in enough flour to make a soft, tacky dough. Using your hands or a dough hook on the mixer, knead for 10 minutes or until smooth. Turn the dough out onto a floured board, place in a greased bowl, and let rise, covered, for 1 hour.
Punch down the dough and divide into 9 rounds about the size of tennis balls. Place 3 rounds together on a greased cookie sheet, touching, to form a triangle. Repeat with remaining dough. Let rise, uncovered, for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Beat the remaining egg with a little water and brush the dough. Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden and loaves sound hollow.

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Zuleika L.

Edinburgh

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