Taftoon

== Description ==
Persian wholemeal flat bread also called Nane Lavash. 
== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup all-purpose flour 
* 3 cups whole wheat flour 
* 1 envelope active dry yeast 
* 2½ cups water 
* 1½ teaspoons salt 
* oil (for handling dough) 
== Directions ==
# Sift the flours into a large mixing bowl. 
# Dissolve the yeast in ¼ cup of the warm water; add 1½ cups of the remaining water and the salt. 
# Pour the yeast mixture into the center of the flour and gradually work in. 
# Beat with your hands for 20-30 minutes, or use the dough hook on an electric mixer and beat for 20 minutes, gradually adding in as much of the remaining ¾ cup water as the dough will take (as the dough is beaten it will be able to take a little more water). 
# Preheat oven to high (around 450 degrees F or more), and place a griddle on the center shelf to preheat for 10-15 minutes; when hot, lightly oil with a small cloth dipped in oil. 
# Turn the dough out onto an oiled board (no need to proof the dough); oil your hands and divide the dough into 6 parts, rolling each piece into a ball. 
# Roll out each ball as thinly as possible with an oiled rolling pin and prick all over with a fork or pinwheel, in 3-4 vertical lines across the surface. 
# Take the round of dough and stretch it a little across the backs of your hands, and place dough on the smooth side of a cushion or pad. 
# Pull the rack out where the heated griddle is on, and turn the cushion over and press down onto it. 
# Close the oven and cook 1 minute, then pat down dough to prevent bread from puffing up. 
# Bake until surface is bubbly (about 3 minutes), then turn bread over and cook 2 minutes more. 
# Remove bread from oven and wrap in a towel. 
# Allow oven temperature to reheat before starting another. 
# Do not allow rolled dough to rest before baking; prepare just before putting in oven.
Category:Persian Vegetarian
Category:Bread Recipes
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