Persian Flat Bread (Barbari) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

500 g flour
40 g fresh yeast
250 -275 ml warm water
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons cornflour (optional)
1 teaspoon black sesame

Preparation

add flour and corn flour into a bowl, mix with salt.
form a small crater and add sugar, crumble fresh yeast into crater and add about 5 tablespoons lukewarm water. Incorporate yeast, sugar and bit of the flour until a creamy paste forms. let this mixture/bowl rest in a warm place for about 25 minutes. Starter dough will have risen and is bubbly.
incorporate rest of water and olive oil and knead thoroughly until a soft, but firm dough has formed.
let rest for the minimum of 1 hour in a warm place.
form oval shaped breads and brush with olive oil, sprinkle with black sesame seeds and let bake on high heat for about 10 to 15 minutes in the pre-heated oven (225\u00b0C).