Black Seed Flower Bread Recipe - Khobz Al Warda
These Moroccan-themed savoury flower breads can be a lovely addition to any meal for any occasion. Here I used a cream cheese and aubergine/eggplant filling but this isn't traditional, so you can create or use another filling of your choice.
Ingredients
- 500 g flour
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tbsp yeast
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp black seed whole
- 1/2 tbsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 pint warm water maybe a little less
For the Filling
- soft cream cheese
- pre-made Moroccan aubergine salad.
Instructions
- For the dough, add the flour to a big mixing bowl followed by the black seed, egg and oil.
- Mix the yeast and salt into 1/2 pint of warm water and stir it. Add the water a little at a time to the flour mix while rotating your hand around the bowl to form the flour and water into a dough.
- continue to add the water a little at a time into the mixture until the right dough consistency is formed. The dough should come out soft but not sticky. Add more flour if needed.
- Knead the dough into a ball on a lightly floured surface when you have formed the right consistency. Then place it back into the bowl cover it with plastic and a tea towel and set it aside to rise.
- The dough should expand to twice its original size, knead the dough again and divide it into 30 small balls, place them on a floured tray cover them with some plastic film and a tea towel and leave for a further 10-15 minutes. (please note that the quantity of balls might be a little less or more depending on the size you make the dough balls.
- On a clean lightly floured surface, roll out each dough ball into a square no thicker than ½ cm.
- Place 1 tsp of cream cheese on the centre of the sheet and spread lightly to even and cover the middle, then place 1 tbsp of Moroccan aubergine salad filling over the cheese.
- Pick up each outer corner of the dough and pinch together in the middle over the filling.
- Fold over each open side of the dough to form the flower shape.
- Place the flower breads on a baking sheet leaving at least 2 cm between them and glaze with egg wash.
- Place them in a preheated oven to bake for about 20-30 mins or until golden.