Instructions: CAUTION: Instead of using charcoal grill, I baked the bread in our Kitchen Aid electric oven. The oven should be preheated for at least 30 minutes and its helpful to use a pizza peel or quarry tiles placed on the upper section of the oven closest to heat source. Place rack 1 position up from the middle. Oven tends to get extremely hot and having to leave the door ajar during broiling can cause the dials to become extremely hot. Because I use a pizza peel thats only 14 inches round I could only bake one loaf at a time. If your using movable quarry tiles perhaps you can bake more than one loaf at a time.

ANOTHER PROBLEM: Fortunately we have many Middle-Eastern groceries in the DC area, in particular, a Lebanese deli and grocery so obtaining the zaatar was no problem for me. Unfortunately I dont know where you can order this mix and I have no idea how one could make it from scratch unless you know all of the ingredients. Perhaps someone on the list has knowledge of a mail-order source. Believe me this bread is worth the search. Zaatar Flatbread.

Half recipe: As revised in ZAATAR, LEMON And OIL TOPPING recipe.

Note: Used less flour than recipe called for. This is a very soft, slack dough.

METHOD: Kitchen Aid Mixer. Followed instructions as written in ZAATAR, LEMON And OIL TOPPING recipe, but added salt after rest period (20 minutes after mixing). Kneaded in KA for 3 minutes, rested and kneaded by hand 2 minutes or less. Added only a little more flour during 1st knead, total amount about 2 cups.

Covered bowl with plastic wrap and kitchen towel; refrigerated overnight. Removed from refrigerator about 1:15 PM, punched down, rolled into a ball and covered to rise in dining room.

Rising time: 2 hours (warm in dining room approximately 80 Scaled dough = 1 lb 4 1/4 ozs

Divided dough into quarters. Rolled out as directed. [NOTE: dough fought back. Next time allow dough to rest 10 minutes before cutting and shaping or Ill add some of Lora Brodys Dough Relaxer.] Placed on greased parchment, covered 15-20 minutes. Poured on topping sauce. Next time dont let it pool so much in center, excess oil causes bread not to bake completely.

Baked: IN OVEN: Preheated oven 500F 35 minutes. Raised rack, placed pizza stone on rack during preheat. Baked each piece individually 2 minutes at BAKE, 3 minutes at BROIL.

Oven dials became excessively hot due to opening door during broiling periods.

Removed from oven, placed on cooling rack. Brushed oil that had accumulated in center of loaves around the tops of the loaves.

To serve: If not eating immediately, preheat oven (with pizza stone) to 400F . Place baked bread on stone and turn off heat. Allow bread to remain in oven about 10 minutes to reheat.

NOTES : "This is just about my favorite flatbread, good alone, with a generous smear of hummus or Lebanese yogurt, or simply topped with fresh tomatoes, salt, pepper, and olive oil. You can make your own zaatar spice, or look for it in Middle Eastern markets, if you live in an urban area that features a good selection of ethnic food stores." King Arthur Flour Co.

I made the most wonderful flatbread the other day and decided this was a recipe worthy of the list. I have included the original recipe from the King Arthur Flour Co. plus one that cuts the recipe in half. At the end of the recipes are my notes in preparing this bread.

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