Çitlembikli Bidda (Hackberry Twice Baked Bread)
Ingredients
Instructions
- Combine active dry yeast and sugar with half of the water
- Combine flour, raisins, hackberries in a large bowl
- Slowly add the yeast mixture and knead the dough
- Little by little add the other half of the water to the dough to obtain the desired consistency, if necessary add more or less water
- Lastly, add the salt and knead well
- Cover the dough with a moist towel and rest 30 mins
- Preheat the oven for 180°C
- Cut the dough into 6 even pieces
- Roll out the dough to 10cm in diameter
- Place on a baking tray and bake until golden brown
- Remove from the oven and lower the oven temperature to130°C
- Bake again until hard and dry
Hints:
Using lukewarm water helps to activate the yeast
Covering the dough with a moist towel prevents the dough from drying
As the salt might kill the yeast, it is important to add it at the very last moment
Using lukewarm water helps to activate the yeast
Covering the dough with a moist towel prevents the dough from drying
As the salt might kill the yeast, it is important to add it at the very last moment
