Saj Bread I
Saj bread (Arabic: خبز الصاج) is a thin, unleavened flatbread baked on a griddle known as a saj.
Ingredients
- ½ cup flour
- 250 g water
- 1 tsp salt
Ingredients for 5 servings (320 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Mix flour and water, adding water gradually, until left with a workable dough. Knead thoroughly.
- 2
Cover the dough and let rest for about 5 minutes. Add salt.
- 3
Separate from dough smaller portions and make into balls. Using a flat surface lined with flour, begin to roll out each ball into a flat piece of dough.
- 4
Place flattened dough on griddle and bake until tender. On a heated griddle, cooking only takes a few seconds. Flip-over and cook the other side for only a few seconds.
OvenStovetop - 5
Remove from griddle and allow to cool. Fold and store.
Stovetop
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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