Friday, February 3, 2012

Moroccan Bread --- Babout but in the caribbean this is Roti)

Ingredients:

2 cups white flour
1 cup semolina or wheat flour
dash of sugar
1 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoon oil
2 teaspoon yeast
1 cups water
Method:-
  1. Mix 8 tablespoon of warm water, yeast and a teaspoon of sugar. Set aside the mixture until it's foamy~5 - 10 minutes.
  2. Mixed the flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the yeast mixture, the oil and the rest of the water, and mix to form a dough.
  3. The dough should be soft but not sticky (If it's too sticky to work with, add a little flour and knead and if the dough is stiff, small amount of water).
  4. You can used a mixture to knead the dough or by hand on a lightly floured surface, for about 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
  5. Divide the dough into balls and leave them to rest on a lightly floured surface for about 10 minutes. Cover to prevent drying out

  1. Roll out each ball into circle about 1/8 inch thick.
  2. Set the rolled out dough on a clean, dry towel and cover. Leave to rise for about 20-30 minutes.
  3. Preheat a very lightly smooth grill iron or skillet, cook over medium heat turning several times, until golden brown on both sides.




 Place on to a rack to cool