Serbian Flatbread (Lepinja)
Ingredients
- 350 g (about ¾ lb) white flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp salt
- 30 g fresh yeast
- Warm (not hot) milk
- 8 oz warm water
Ingredients for 6 servings (640 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Mix sugar, salt, and yeast into a little warm milk. Let stand for a few minutes until foamy.
- 2
Mix the yeast mixture into the flour.
- 3
Add the warm water, and knead the dough until it doesn't stick to your fingers.
- 4
Cover dough with a cloth, and put it in warm place (for instance near a heater) until doubled in size.
- 5
Knead the dough again, and let rest until it doubles again.
- 6
Knead it some more, and sprinkle with some flour.
- 7
Put the dough in the greased pan in which you plan to bake it, spreading it out until it's about ½ inch thick. Let rest for about half an hour.
Oven - 8
Bake in a 400–420°F oven until golden an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Oven
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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