khobiz mohala (sweet round bread)

Submitted by meedo on July 2, 2007 - 2:27pm

khobiz mohala (sweet round bread)

Makes 16.

A traditional bread recipe in Arabic gulf area, bakes in a special tanor build in the ground.

Serve in weddings, special occasions (Eid al adha), or the religion occasions, with coffee and dates.

This recipe is so healthy and full of nutrition.

For the dough:

5 1/2 cups all purpose flour.

1 1/2 cup wheat bran.

1 tablespoon yeast.

1/2 teaspoon baking soda.

1/4 cup sugar.

1/3 cup date molasses.

A pinch of saffron socked in 2 tablespoon of rose water.

1 cup pitted dates socked in 1 cup of boiling water (let it cool before use it).

3/4 cup water.

In a small bowel mix together:

2 tablespoons boiling water.

2 teaspoons sugar.

1/2 teaspoon baking soda.

Toasted sesame seeds.

(dates)

(date molasses )

1)To make the dough mix the entire ingredient, knead the dough for 10 minutes. Place it in a bowl, cover, let rest for 1 hour.

2)Divide dough into 16 pieces,Shape each into a smooth ball.

3)Flat each to make a flat round square, then brush each with the (sugar and baking soda mixture), make indents with fingertips.

4)sprinkle with sesame seeds, Place on baking sheet, Cover let rise 30 minutes.

5)Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.or until it golden brown.

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Submitted by bakersLAME on July 2, 2007 - 6:20pm.

Neat, and tasty looking. I

Neat, and tasty looking. I think I'll try those as soon as I have a chance. Is it correct that soaking the dates in the boiling water is how date molasses are made?

We see so much European style bread here, a little variety is nice

Submitted by zainaba22 on July 3, 2007 - 2:34am.

date molasses is (thick

date molasses is (thick syrup made from pressed dates,we use it a lot in cooking and baking specially in traditional dessert.
you can find it in Arabic specialty shops.

zainab

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Submitted by meedo on November 21, 2008 - 9:25am.

If you don't have or know the date syrup, use maple syrup or molasses instead of the date syrup. But you well end up with a different taste; it's ok to tray something different and come out with a new taste.

My favorite breakfast is pancake with date syrup ,

Another way to serve with Arabic khobiz (flat bread or pita bread) by mixing date syrup with tahini paste (made from crushed sesame seeds) so tasty, it's like the American style when it comes to peanut butter and jam.

Try it, and hope you like the taste.

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meedo

Submitted by leila107 on March 14, 2008 - 10:30pm.