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
- Unbleached white bread flour – 8 oz / 225 g
- Fresh yeast – 1/2 oz / 15 g ( I used 1 envelope ( 2 1/4 tsp) active dry yeast)
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Luke warm water – 150 ml
- 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.
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.
Recipe Source – Baking by Martha Day
wow bread looks so soft n delicious ..nothing can beat freshly home made bread ..yummy
Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com
Love fresh home made bread,looks delicious and is easy to make.
Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com
Fresh and yummy bread ,looks so delicious and perfectly baked..nice detailed description,will give this a try, thanks dear.
That looks fabulous da…Njan enyum baking okke thudanganam…
Thats a simple bread recipe…Looks Gr8 too
perfect with stews im assuming???
perfect…bookmarked…
Perfect bread Maya… njanum kore aayi bread undaakkanam nnu vichaarikkunnu…
Bread looks soft and perfect.
bread looks good…ippol baking expert aayallo….
Perfectly baked bread..very professional!
US Masala
yummy bread dear… as usual lovely picture..
I am a huge bread fan! Gotta get a chance to try the recipe!
So beautiful and nothing better than a home made one…
perfect… very professional looking…
aha adipoli ayittundallo looks perfect dear
Lovely one:)
Cute and absolutely prefect looking iranian barbari..
Looks perfectly baked …….. soft n spongy 🙂
Cheers n Happy Cooking,
Satrupa
http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com
awesome clicks, esp the first one! Perfect bread too!
that’s a cute looking soft bread..
Oh my this looks cute and perfect…seeing ur pic i bet it would been tasty 🙂
Wounderful pics.I love this recipe.
Hi Maya
I made this bread today . It tasted good but wanted to know how hard or easy it is to tear it like it is shown in your picture. I want to know the texture of the bread . Is it like a pizza crust. I brushed it with clarified butter after taking out from the oven and looked and tasted like a pizza crust. The salt was just right and outside little crispy and inside soft. Please reply
Thanks
Lekshmi
Yeah, this bread is crispy outside, i have mentioned it above the recipe. I made it long back so I dont remember exactly how hard / easy it was to tear .