Khobz el Dar (Algerian Semolina Bread)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Semolina Flour
• 2 tablespoons Semolina Flour
• 3 tablespoons Sesame Seed
• 1 tablespoon Sugar
• 1 tsp Yeast
• 3/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1 Egg
• 1 Egg
• 1 cup Milk
• 3 Cups All purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons All purpose flour
• 1 tsp Water

Steps

1. 1

   Mix 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons semolina

2. 2

   2 tablespoons sesame seeds

3. 3

   sugar

4. 4

   yeast

5. 5

   and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk in oil

6. 6

   egg

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   and egg white. Stir in warm milk slowly until a liquid dough forms.

8. 8

   Cover the bowl with a plate or plastic wrap; let stand at room temperature until frothy

9. 9

   about 1 hour.

10. 10

    Stir in 2 3/4 cups flour with a wooden spoon until a sticky dough forms. Cover again and allow to rest for 30 minutes.

11. 11

    Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.

12. 12

    Sprinkle 1 tablespoon flour over the dough and your hands. Mix dough

13. 13

    adding flour as needed

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    1 tablespoon at a time

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    until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Shape into a round loaf and place on the prepared baking sheet. Cover loosely with a towel and let rise for 1 hour in a warm place until loaf doubles in volume.

16. 16

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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    Beat egg yolk and water in a bowl with a fork; brush over the entire surface of the loaf. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sesame seeds on top.

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    Bake in the preheated oven until loaf is golden brown

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    about 20 to 25 minutes.