Fatir

Fatir is kind of sweet bread that is baked traditionally in my hometown.  It may be use for breakfast or as an afternoon snack as well.

Ingredients

1. All-purpose Flour (white, whole or mixed)   4 cups
2. Sugar                                                                   1.5 cup 
3. Oil (you may use butter instead)                   0.5 cup     
4. Milk                                                                       1 cup
5. Lukewarm water                                                0.5 cup
6. Yeast                                                                     1 Tbsp            
7. Baking powder                                                    0.5 tsp
8. Egg                                                                         1
9. Sesame seed                                                     
10. Saffron, rose water, vanilla extract (optional)

Directions

Mix yeast with 1 Tbsp of sugar then add the warm water, cover the container and leave it for 15 minutes. Mix the rest of ingredients (except egg) with yeast you may add 1 tsp vanilla extract, ¼ tsp saffron and/or 2 Tbsp rosewater if you want. Knead with hand until all the ingredients get together. (If dough is too loose add some more flour and if is too dry add some more milk). After kneading well, cover the dough with a damp towel for couple of hours. Make balls as large as a big walnut from the dough. Spread them in your hand palms or on a cutting board to make a small circle (thickness should be about 1.5 cm). Place them in a cooking tray. Using a fork or cookie cutter make some shapes on fatirs. Beat egg in a small bowl and brush on the fatirs surface. Garnish with some sesame seeds. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. put fatirs on oven for 25 minutes or until the surface turn brown. Let them get cool down on wire rack. You may store them in zip lock bag or in a container with lid. If you put them in fridge, microwave them about 15 seconds before use.  

 

Enjoy!