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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Chestnut Flatbread

Flatbreads are my favorite side dish to any curries. Back home, we make lokša [lok-sha] - potato-flour flatbread greased with lard. Soft and chewy - absolutely fantastic. Then once I started cooking I discovered chapatti, naan, roti, dosai, tortillas, crepes, wonton and other wonderful flatbreads. I was particularly interested in those with flour AND something else. Something to soften them up, to make them fluffier.

I started experimenting and today, I have my new favorite:

CHESTNUT FLATBREAD:

  • chestnut
  • flour
  • pinch of salt
First prepare the chestnut puree by boiling whole chestnuts in hot water for about 20 minutes or until soft. Drain them and peel the skin off. Mash them just like you would potatoes. Add the salt and flour, enough to make a smooth dough. Divide that into small balls and roll each out into a thin round flatbread.
Heat the iron-cast pan or tawa griddle until hot and fry them one by one from both sides for about a minute.

My little contribution to this month´s Bread Baking Day #7 hosted by Chilli Und Ciabatta. The theme is Flatbreads - my favorite type of bread. Light and delicious.

6 kommentarer:

Lisa said...

Love this recipe. You always come up with interesting creations. Thanks for this.

zlamushka said...

Lisa,

Thank You, you always have so many nice words for me.

KayKat said...

Chestnut bread? Fabulous idea :)

zlamushka said...

Thank You, Kaykat.

Y said...

What a great idea. I would never have thought of using chestnuts in this way. Maybe chestnut flour, but certainly not whole chestnuts! I'll have to keep this recipe in mind when chestnuts are next season, although, peeling them is a bit of a labour of love, isn't it!

zlamushka said...

You re so right. That is the most unfun part of it. But yes, depends on who are the flatbreads for ;-)

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