Recipe - Middle Eastern Flatbread

2 cup Warm water
2 teaspoon Granulated sugar
1 tablespoon Dry yeast
2 tablespoon Olive oil
2 teaspoon Salt
5 One half cup All purpose flour
Topping
1/3 cup Extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoon Lemon juice
2 tablespoon Zahtar spice
One fourth teaspoon Salt

In large bowl, whisk warm water with sugar. Sprinkle in yeast; let stand
for 10 minutes or until frothy. Whisk in oil and salt. With wooden spoon,
briskly stir in 4 One half cups flour to make a soft dough.

Turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead for 8 to 10 minutes, adding
enough of the remaining flour to make dough smooth and elastic. Place in
lightly greased bowl, turning to grease all over. Cover with plastic wrap;
let rise in a warm, draftfree spot for about 45 minutes, or until double
in bulk. Punch down dough.

Transfer dough to lightly floured surface; flatten into rough circle. With
knife. cut into 8 wedges; gently stretch or roll out into One fourth inch thick
irregular triangle. Place on rimless baking sheets; cover and let rest for
15 minutes.

Mix ingredients for topping. Put onto bread. Bake at 450 degrees F on
lowest oven rack for
10 minutes or until golden.
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 659 by "Diane Geary."
diane@keyway.net on Jan 31, 1998