Best Armenian Cracker Bread Recipes

ARMENIAN CRACKER BREAD

Steps:

• Sprinkle yeast into warm water in large bowl and stir until dissolved.
• Add salt.
• Combine all-purpose and whole wheat flours and add enough to yeast mixture to make stiff dough.
• Turn out on floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Shape into ball.
• Place in greased bowl and turn to grease top. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1-1/2 hours.
• Punch down and let rise again until doubled, about 30 minutes. Divide dough into 8 pieces and roll each out on lightly floured surface to very thin circle about 9 inches in diameter.
• Place, one at a time, on baking sheet and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake at 400F 5 to 6 minutes, or until bread appears dry, lightly browned and blistered.
• Run palest side under hot broiler until lightly browned. Cool and.
• store in dry place.

LAHVOSH/LAVOSH ARMENIAN CRACKER BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl dissolve yeast in the warm water and then add sugar.
• Next add the flour, the butter and salt. Knead the dough until it is very smooth. Cover and let stand in a warm place for 4 hours. Divide the dough into balls the size of two hands cupped together.
• On a floured board, roll out the balls until they are the size of a 14" pizza pan. Place the dough in the pan and poke the dough in several places with a fork.
• Sprinkle the tops with sesame seeds, pressing them in so that they don't fall off and bake on the bottom shelf of a 400 degree oven for 5 - 6.minutes. After the 5-6 minutes are up move the pan up to the middle shelf of the oven until lightly browned. Enjoy!