Black Pepper Lavash Recipe
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This Middle Eastern cracker bread is loaded with cracked black pepper, giving it a pleasant bite. For a fun start to any meal, combine it with our Watercress Walnut Dip.
Game plan: The dough can be made 1 day ahead and kept in the refrigerator until ready to bake. The lavash can be baked up to 8 hours before you plan to serve it.
This was featured as part of our Neoslacker Interactive Thanksgiving.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup water
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick), at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons coarsely ground black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
- Whisk together egg and water until evenly combined; set aside. Heat the oven to 400°F and arrange the rack in the middle.
- Combine flour, butter, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until ingredients resemble cornmeal, about 2 minutes. Add egg mixture and mix on medium-low speed until just incorporated. Divide into three pieces, form into flat disks, cover each in plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
- Place one dough piece on a lightly floured surface and, using a floured rolling pin, roll dough into a paper-thin sheet (about 1/16 inch thick), approximating the dimensions of your baking sheet.
- Place dough on an ungreased baking sheet and sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Press pepper into lavash and bake until golden brown and crisp, about 18 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare remaining dough. Once baked, transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.
An easy way to transfer a rolled out dough is to roll them onto the rolling pin, then unroll them where you want them. I do this with pie crusts.
I'm not skilled with a rolling pin. Would the dough go through a pasta roller? Or is it too inflexible?
I did this by hand ...
cowfish: go ahead and try it out by hand and let us know how it goes!
If you don't have a stand mixer, is it better to use a hand mixer or mix by hand?
As a non-baker, I'd say this was not an 'easy' recipe. It took me two batches to get them right. The sheets of uncooked dough were a bit hard to handle and I really had to make an effort to get it flat enough to crisp up right - but the experimentation was worth the final product.