Taftoon (Taftan) Bread

Taftoon
Ingredients 
• 500g plain flour 
• 1tsp baking powder
• 5g dry yeast
• ½ tsp ground cardamom 
• Salt
• 1 ½ tsp sugar
• 175ml milk
• 1 egg
• 150g ghee
• 2g saffron
• 75ml cream

Method


• Sift the flour, add the yeast cardamom and salt into a bowl
• Make stock syrup with 75ml of water and the sugar
• Add in the milk to the sugar stock syrup and allow to cool
• Once cooled add eggs and whisk well
• Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and knead till you have a soft ball of dough
• Rest dough under damp cloth for 30 minutes
• Melt 100g ghee and then knead it into the dough 
• Rest in the fridge for one hour under a damp cloth once again
• Place saffron with the cream and heat up to a simmer then remove from heat and allow to 
rest
• Once dough has rested divide into 8 even balls and roll out into 5-8 cm disks 
• Rest once more in the fridge for 15 minutes 
• Once rested dock the disks and place into a 180C oven for 20-25 minute or till golden brown
• Remove and brush with remaining ghee and saffron cream

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