Khobz Recipe (Moroccan Bread)
Khobz is a traditional Moroccan bread that you can easily prepare! Only four ingredients and no-fuss preparation --- try it once, and you will surely make it regularly at home!
Servings: 2 loaves
Calories: 1223kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 & 1/4 teaspoons yeast
- 500 grams flour (about 3 & 3/4 cups)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 5 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for greasing hands
- 300 ml warm water (about 1 cup + 6 tablespoons)
- semolina flour, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Combine yeast with warm water. Mix, then set aside until it’s ready.
- Mix flour and salt in a large bowl (or stand mixer bowl).
- Add the yeast mixture and olive oil.
- Mix and knead until you get a smooth dough --- either by hand or with a stand mixer.
- Form the Moroccan bread dough into a ball and place it in an oiled bowl.
- Cover with a kitchen towel and set aside for thirty minutes.
- Divide the khobz dough into two portions.
- Rub your hands with more olive oil, then form a ball for each part.
- Place one portion on a parchment-lined tray and use your greased palm to flatten it. Keep pressing and stretching the dough to the sides to make it bigger (like making a pizza).
- Sprinkle a bit of semolina or all-purpose flour on top.
- Cover with plastic wrap, then a kitchen towel, and keep it tightly covered by tucking the towel's edges under the tray.
- Do the same for the remaining portion, then set aside both portions for sixty to ninety minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 225°C (430°F) --- if you have a pizza stone, use it and preheat it as well.
- Uncover the dough and use a fork to prick some holes on top.
- Place the dough in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes --- or until it turns golden and you hear a hollow sound when tapping it.
- Remove your khobz from the oven and set aside to cool slightly --- then slice and serve!
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Notes
- Cook's Tip: Do not forget to grease your hands with olive oil when forming the loaves. It helps in giving that lovely golden color to every loaf of khobz.
- Refer to the post for more tips and suggestions.
Nutrition
Calories: 1223kcal | Carbohydrates: 183g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 26g | Sodium: 2333mg | Potassium: 284mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 3mg