What is sangak?

Sangak is a type of Iranian bread, flat bread baked in a unique way. The name means "small stones" and full name bread, "nan-e sangak" translates into "Little Stone Bread". Sangak is made of very thin leaves of yeast dough, which are located at the bottom of the oven or baking sheet with covered small river rocks. Baking on the uneven surface of the stones gives the leaves variable thickness and color. Some pieces usually have small burned areas or holes.

traditional sangak has a slightly acidic taste and distinctive fungal texture. It can be made with sesame seeds or poppy seeds sprinkled on the surface, but is often sold simple. Iranian bakeries that offer sangak usually bake and sell it hot twice or three times a day.

The brick furnace petrol is traditionally used to care for bread. The charm charms are covered with clean, smooth, pebble rocks. In more modern bakeries, the furnaces used for pizza can be used for sangak.Traffic strips with textured surface that mimics the effects of roast roast. For home baking, use some clean pebbles soaked in oil and spread on top of the sheet.

home sangak recipes usually require a mixture of whole grain wheat and white flour. The dough is considered very simple and contains only flour, salt water and yeast. Authentic recipes require the dough to develop overnight, giving it a slight sourdough taste. The dough is introduced in oval or rectangular pieces of about 1/2 inches (1.27 cm).

Bread is baked in a very hot oven: 450 or 500 degrees F (about 230 to 260 ° C) although it does not produce all the rocks baking effects, pizza can offer good pastries. Baking bread takes only a few minutes. The texture is enhanced by baking dough briefly with baking down with a metal spatula, returning it to the oven for a minute or two, and then overturning it and finishWhose baking process.

Sangak is usually served while it is warm. It is also usually served with feta cheese, thick yogurt in the Middle East and acidic cherry or other types of jam. It can also accompany a kebab . The bread freezes well and can be easily warmed up.