Use pizza dough from your local pizzeria as a hack to make this classic Persian bread a snap.

 

Easy Barbari Bread

Nilou Motamed

Servings/Yield

Makes one loaf of nan-e barbari

Category

Bread

Easy Barbari Bread

Ingredients

  • 2 tbs whole-milk yogurt

  • 2 tbs water

  • 1 ball pizza dough

  • Sprinkle of nigella seeds

  • Sprinkle of sesame seeds

  • Sprinkle of flaky sea salt

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450°.

  2. Whisk together the yogurt & water.

  3. Stretch and press dough to a 14-by-5-inch rectangle on a large baking sheet. Wetting your hands beforehand will make this step a little less sticky.

  4. Use the tips of your pinky and ring fingers, press 5 to 6 deep lengthwise channels into the dough. Get into it! Brush the surface with the yogurt water (this will make your bread nice & golden). Sprinkle liberally with nigella, sesame seeds and salt.

  5. Bake for 15-20 mins until browned. You can rotate halfway during cooking if you’re feeling ambitious.

  6. This barbari freezes perfectly and reheats like crispy, pillowy magic.

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