Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Markouk Bread

Just today I visited with someone who told me that when she was a child her grandmother always made markouk bread. "It was really the very best bread I ever had," she said.
Markouk bread can be purchased in areas that have a large middle eastern population, but of course you can make your own, but it's not so simple. Watch the video made by Sönke Henning Tappe www.caucasus-pictures.blogspot.com
Note how the dough is expertly stretched, formed over a cushion and then baked on something that looks like an upside down wok. In the video the fuel is bottled gas, but I watched another video that had a wood fire under the baking surface.
Let me know if you're inspired to make this wonderful flat bread.