Monday, 18 November 2013

Bread with feta and figs

Ingredients
For the dough
Plain (all-purpose) flour 350g
Salt 5g
Dried yeast 5g
Sugar 2g
Warm water 200ml
Olive oil 15ml

For topping
Feta, rinsed and crumbled 225g
Moist dried figs, chopped 175g
Zahtar 10g
Preparation
1. Put flour with the salt into a large bowl. In another bowl cream the yeast with the sugar in a little warm water.
2. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour the yeast mixture into it. Add the rest of the water pouring it in from the sides. Work the mixture into a sticky dough.
3. Add the olive oil and mix until the dough is smooth and elastic. Pour in a few drops of oil in the base of the bowl and roll the dough on it. Cover the bowl with damp dishtowel and leave for 2 hours until it doubles in size.
4.  Press firmly on the dough to remove the air. Then divide into 12 equal pieces, lightly flour and put in another bowl covered by a clean towel for 20 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 230°C. Take each portion and roll into a ball. Flatten the ball and stretch into a circle roughly 12.5cm in diameter. Place dough in greasy baking tray and bake in the oven for 4-5 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.
6. While still hot, scatter the feta and figs over each one, drizzle a little olive oil over the top and sprinkle with zahtar.

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