Iranian Barbari Bread

Name: Iranian Barbari Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 breads
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon active dry yeast; 1 cup lukewarm water; 2 tablespoons salad oil (not olive oil); 3 -3 1/2 cups all-purpose white flour; 2 tablespoons melted butter; 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Submitted by Olha7397

"The right bread to serve with a Middle Eastern meal. The sesame seeds (barbari in Iran) and the oil give the bread its delicate flavor."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 6
Yields:: 2 breads

ingredients

1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 cup lukewarm water
2 tablespoons salad oil (not olive oil)
3 - 3 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose white flour
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

directions

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Add the salad oil and stir. Add the flour a little at a time, stirring and mixing until you have a well blended, manageable dough.
Place the dough in a large, oiled bowl, cover, and place in a warm area to rise for 1 hour.
Take the dough, knead it a couple of times and divide in two. Oil 2 baking sheets, and with your hands flatten the shape the 2 pieces of dough into 2 oblong loaves, 1/4 inch thick. With the edge of your hand make 3 ridges lengthwise on the surface of the dough.
Brush with the melted butter and sprinkle the sesame seeds on top. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
Bake for about 20 minutes until golden. Serve warm immediately. Or, later, reheat the breads by wrapping them in foil and placing in a hot oven for 5 to 10 minutes. Yield: 2 breads. Do not freeze.
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It's in the oven so a bit late, but I was wondering about the lack of salt and I believe total lack of information on baking temperature. There were a couple of helpful comments, and I found this other recipe online that appears decent, http://www.1001recipe.com/recipes/food/barbari_bread/ <br/>Good luck to fellow chefs and chefs wannabee, as I am.

Frank Gilbert A.
not a very good receipe. tends a very bland bread. Add sea salt to dough. AlsoI found that if you use the following on the top instead of melted butter it will yield to a much better barbari. Flour: 1 tsp Baking Soda: 1 tsp Water: 2/3 cups cook the ingredients ahead of time and brush the bread with this mixture, add sesame seeds, bake and enjoy warm. BTW you can freeze the bread.

maxmost2000
Salt is missing from this recipe. I think 1 teaspoon would be about right, but you would have to increase the ferment time. Also, instead of the butter, brush the top with a little water before adding the see. Thanks.

fozzy2
As an Iranian --familiar with Barbari bread from my childhood-- I found this recipe very strange. First of all you never use "oiled bowl" for making any regular Iranian bread, as far as I know. You don't use oil or butter in the process either. Secondly, you cannot refrigerate it but you can freeze it. if you freeze it right after baking (after 30-40 minutes when it loses the heat) you can reheat the pieces using a regular toaster. The result is almost like the fresh Barbari.

sourenaa
This bread's flavor was practically non-existent, and the texture was very course. I have eaten other middle-eastern flat breads, which I've loved, but feel something may have been omitted from the recipe. I might experiment with it more.

AlaskanAmateur