Serve it for special occasions, as an appetizer, or welcome bread when expecting guests. An interesting fact: You should never cut this bread with a knife or tear it with your hands.

Ingredients:

  • 100ml water for yeast
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 10g instant yeast
  • 200ml water for dough
  • 500g all-purpose flour
  • 8g salt
  • 1 egg, for egg wash
  • a pinch of coarse salt
  • 1/2 tsp caraway

Method:

  1. Combine water, sugar, and yeast. Stir and set aside for 5 mins.
  2. Knead the yeast mixture with water, flour, and salt. Leave to proof for 20 mins.
  3. Shape the dough into a 30 cm (12-inch) disk with a thickness of 1 - 2 cm (up to 3/4 inch). The dough is thinner on the edges
  4. than it is in the center. 
  5. Make seven incisions. One in the center and three on each side to get a criss-cross pattern.
  6. Brush with egg wash. Sprinkle with caraway seeds and coarse sea salt.
  7. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes at 220 C / 430 F.

This recipe is made in collaboration with @slovenia and @jernejkitchen.com

You can get the detailed recipe on jernejkitchen.com