Lavash Cracker - Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 192 g bread flour (1 1/2 cup)
• 3 g table salt (1/2 teaspoon)
• 2 g instant yeast (1/2 teaspoon)
• 21 g honey (1 tablespoon)
• 14 g vegetable oil (1 tablespoon)
• 76 g water (1/3 cup)

Recipe

• 1 add all ingredients to a medium bowl and mix one minute until ingredients are uniformly distributed.
• 2 place in an oiled 2 cup measuring cup and cover. let rest for 10 minutes and begin kneading on a lightly floured surface.
• 3 knead for 5 minutes (it's a stiff dough) and place back into the cup and cover.
• 4 in 20 minutes, remove the dough, stretch into a rectangle as large as possible without tearing and fold letter-style, top to bottom third and bottom to top third. do this from sides as well. replace into measuring cup and cover.
• 5 in 20 minutes, do another stretch and fold and replace into cup. let rest in a warm place until doubled in volume. this make take another hour to hour and 20 minutes.
• 6 preheat oven to 350°f a baking stone can be used if desired.
• 7 divide the dough into 2 equal halves and roll one half out on a lightly floured surface until it resists rolling. do the same with the other half. return to the first dough piece and continue to roll out until each piece is a 12" x 15" rectangle or a 15" diameter circle. lift the doughs occasionally and return to the surface and re-flour lightly as needed.
• 8 cover each dough with a thin towel or plastic wrap lightly to prevent sticking (can use flour or oil to prevent sticking but not usually necessary). let rest for 5 minutes.
• 9 lift the dough and place onto a half size baking sheet (12" x 16" or so) that has been fitted with parchment paper or silpat pad.
• 10 spray the doughs with water lightly and sprinkle toppings (sesame seeds, poppy seeds, sea salt, italian seasonings and/or paprika). lightly press or roll the toppings into the dough. instead of water, an egg wash or milk wash can be applied.
• 11 using a fork, press holes into the dough to reduce the bubbling that flatbreads all do.
• 12 bake for 4 minutes and rotate pan or pans and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until the crackers are uniformly browned lightly and crispy. remove and cool on the pan, counter or rack.