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Homemade Spelt Flat Breads (Aish Baladi)

October 17, 2018 By Rachel Leave a Comment

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Homemade Spelt Flat Bread (Aish Baladi) – Fill your home with the lovely smell of freshly-baked bread with this easy and nutrient-dense Egyptian-style flat bread recipe.

Homemade Spelt Flat Breads

So, my in-laws – the thoughtful and loving grandparents they are – signed my son up for a mail subscription to Little Passports as a Christmas gift. He’s had a lot of fun with it because he has an intense wanderlust for a 7-year-old. Every month he gets to learn facts about a new country and he even gets a cute little “souvenir” to clutter my house with from the place he’s “visiting” that month.

Homemade Spelt Flat Breads

Recently he went to Egypt, which is pretty much his favorite place in the world. After excitedly ripping into his souvenir he took a moment to review the educational papers that came with his Little Passports. Just a few minutes later he came tearing into my kitchen with his activity sheet which had a recipe for Aish Baladi. Of course he was like, “MOM, YOU HAVE TO MAKE THIS.”

Homemade Spelt Flat Breads

Without glancing at the recipe I was like, “sure, of course I’ll make it for you.” What I didn’t realize is that I had just agreed to make him a yeast bread. A little while later I took the time to actually read his Little Passport paper and thought, “What have I done?!”

Homemade Spelt Flat Breads

I had almost none of the ingredients that the recipe called for other than the yeast. Not having the yeast was going to be my “out,” since I don’t often have it in the house… I could have said, “Sorry, mommy has no yeast, so we’re making Egyptian crackers instead,” but of course I had it. I ended up making my own totally different version out of nutrient-dense spelt flour.

Homemade Spelt Flat Breads

I’ll be the first to say that I don’t like to make homemade bread because working with yeast requires patience, which I never seem to have enough of. But I have to say that these Homemade Spelt Flat Breads brought such a lovely smell to my home. We ate them with some Curried Chicken Salad and they were 100 times more tasty than store-bought pitas or flatbreads. I have to admit I’m already planning on making them again next week for that heavenly smell and that satisfying fresh bread flavor!

Step-by-Step Photo Directions

If you’re new to baking I’ve included step-by-step photo directions. The numbers on the photos correspond with the direction number on the recipe card below.

How to Make Homemade Spelt Flat Breads

How to Make Homemade Spelt Flat Breads

Homemade Spelt Flat Breads

Homemade Spelt Flat Breads

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 3 hours 50 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 58 minutes

Fill your home with the lovely smell of freshly-baked bread with this easy and nutrient-dense Egyptian-style flat bread recipe.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Tbsp instant yeast
  • 1 1/4 C warm water
  • 3 1/2 C spelt flour (divided)
  • 1/2 Tbsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil (plus a little more to prevent sticking)

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl mix together the instant yeast and warm water until the yeast dissolves.
  2. Slowly stir in 1 C of the spelt flour until evenly combined and smooth.
  3. Cover with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise for 30 minutes.
  4. After the dough has risen, uncover it. Mix in the salt, vegetable oil, and the remaining 2 1/2 C of flour.
  5. Flour a clean work surface and knead the dough until it is soft and doesn't stick to your fingers. Intermittently add flour to the surface as needed to prevent excessive sticking.
  6. Grease a large bowl with vegetable oil. Place the dough inside, cover it, and let the dough rise undisturbed for 1 hour.
  7. Divide the dough into eight equal pieces without over working. Gently flatten each piece into a five-inch-wide circle.
  8. Arrange the dough circles on your clean surface or on a baking dish and lightly sprinkle each piece of dough with spelt flour. Loosely cover with a towel and let the dough rise for a third time for 30 minutes.
  9. Preheat oven to 500ºF. After the dough has risen and the oven is up to temperature place the dough on an oiled baking sheet or on a baking stone.*
  10. Bake the dough for 6-8 minutes or until they puff up and are golden-brown.
  11. Remove the flat breads from the oven and serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

*If using a baking stone, place it in the oven before turning it on and heat it with the oven.

© Rachel Hanawalt
Cuisine: Egyptian
Homemade Spelt Flat Breads

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Filed Under: Dietary Needs, Meal Types, Recipes, Vegan / Vegan Options, Vegetarian Tagged With: Aish Baladi, baking, Bread, Egyptian, Flat Bread, Homemade, Instant Yeast, Pita, spelt flour

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