A simple, easy and quick recipe.
1 1/3 cups warm water
1 Tbs dry yeast
1 Tbs honey
3 Tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbs minced lemon peel
2 1/4 tsps course salt
2 tsp ground cumin
3 cups bread flour
1 Tbs cumin seeds
1 Tbs sesame seeds
Place water in a big bowl, stir in the honey and sprinkle in the yeast. Stir and let sit for 10 minutes. Add oil, lemon peel, salt, ground cumin. Slowly add flour and gently stir in. Continue stirring for 5 minutes and then turn onto flour surface and continue kneading until smooth dough forms (the dough is very soft and can sometimes be sticky, just keep your hands well floured!).
Lightly oil large bowl, add dough and tun the dough to coat it with oil. Cover with damp town and put in a warm place. (Growing up in Vermont my mother used to put the dough near the wood stove. Here in the Bay Area I don’t really have a “warm” place. Usually I put it on the stove and hope the the pilot lights keep it warm.) Let rise for an hour or until doubled in size.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Oil a cookie sheet and place the dough on sheet. Using fingertips, press the dough out. Sprinkle with cumin and sesame seeds. Bake until golden, approximately 30 minutes. Mmmmm….
Enjoy with Roasted Red Pepper and Chickpea Salad!
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mmm. I’m totally gonna make this to dip in my hummus – thanks! Chips and crackers get so expensive.