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Lahoh (Spongy Flatbread) II

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Lahoh, alternately called laḥūḥ (Arabic: لحوح‎) is a griddle-cake made similar to a pancake, but with a slightly different texture and notable for its porous texture on one side.

Ingredients

  • 500 g white flour
  • 2 tbsp semolina
  • 2 tsp instant dried yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 litre (4¼ cups) water

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. 2
    Add water and whisk vigorously until you get a thin batter.
  3. 3
    Cover bowl and let sit for 1 hour.
  4. 4
    Heat a frying pan over medium heat, and lightly grease it.
  5. 5
    Add a ladleful of batter, and spread it out in the bottom of pan. Cook over medium heat until air bubbles form on the top of the batter.
  6. 6
    Remove from frying pan and let cool.

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Lahoh_(Spongy_Flatbread)_II