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.
In a bowl, mix the semolina, yeast, salt and sugar.
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Add the margarine and rub it in with your fingers until crumbs form.
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Add the unsweetened soy milk and water. Knead about 5 minutes, into a soft dough.
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Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
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Divide the dough into 6 balls and press each ball into a flat round 10 mm thick.
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Heat a heavy (cast iron is ideal) pan over medium heat, without oil.
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Cook each bread 5 minutes per side, until to a deep golden color. Serve hot.
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💡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
Semolina: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 170 g · 360 kcal per 100 g · More about Semolina →
Yeast: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4 g · 325 kcal per 100 g · More about Yeast →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Sugar: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 12 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Butter: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 227 g · 717 kcal per 100 g · More about Butter →
Milk: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 244 g · 60 kcal per 100 g · More about Milk →
Water: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Water →
🔧 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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