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Harcha – Moroccan Semolina Bread
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Harcha – Moroccan Semolina Bread – Pareve version

Harcha — a flat Moroccan semolina bread scented with margarine. Served on Shabbat with mint tea, olives and sardines Pareve version: Unsweetened soy milk and Margarine.

⏱ 1 hr 10 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Dough base

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the semolina, yeast, salt and sugar.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Add the margarine and rub it in with your fingers until crumbs form.
  3. 3
    Add the unsweetened soy milk and water. Knead about 5 minutes, into a soft dough.
    ⚙ KneadingBowlStand mixer
  4. 4
    Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
  5. 5
    Divide the dough into 6 balls and press each ball into a flat round 10 mm thick.
  6. 6
    Heat a heavy (cast iron is ideal) pan over medium heat, without oil.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveCast-iron pan
  7. 7
    Cook each bread 5 minutes per side, until to a deep golden color. Serve hot.
    StoveFrying pan
    💡The pan must be scorching hot before the first bread goes in: that way it puffs up and gets charred spots instead of slowly drying out.
272calories
6 gprotein
33 gcarbs
12 gfat
● protein 9%● carbs 49%● fat 41%

Per serving (82 g), of 8 servings

For the Dough base ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Cast-iron pan · Also works: Grill pan (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Frying pan (Holds less heat, weaker sear)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

Helps, not needed: Stand mixer

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