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Lahoh (Spongy Flatbread) II

Name: Lahoh (Spongy Flatbread) II
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 500 g white flour; 2 tbsp semolina; 2 tsp instant dried yeast; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 litre (4¼ cups) water

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.

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Ingredients

Makes

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

Ingredients for 10 servings (1.5 kg) · the original recipe

Method

1
Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
2
Add water and whisk vigorously until you get a thin batter.
3
Cover bowl and let sit for 1 hour.
4
Heat a frying pan over medium heat, and lightly grease it.
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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.
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6
Remove from frying pan and let cool.
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