Two Ingredients bread recipe - yeast free and oven free!

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From my travels and cooking trips to Europe over the last 30 years which includes visiting Poland. I found a recipe for bread that I adore which has only two ingredients in it and pinch of salt, it very easy to make and its yeast-free for those that are struggling to find yeast in the shops.

I grew very fond of the country and enjoyed all its offerings including their food. After my initial cooking booking. I was very happy to be invited back many times as they loved the spice influenced cuisine which I prepared whilst educating and entertaining.

The polish people loved my Indian cuisine and I loved this bread recipe they shared with me... featured on the BBC Radio 4 Food program

This is the perfect way to fill the gaps we are facing with our shopping in these difficult times and this recipe is a stress-free way to make bread which will serve your family well and uses no oven! 

If you wish to also make bread with yeast and if you are struggling to find yeast you can try making your own yeast at home with this recipe. 

Ingredients

200g yogurt
200g plain flour or self-raising flour
pinch of salt

Method
Sieve the flour into the yogurt and add a pinch of salt to form a dough. Using your hands to bind it together.

Leave the dough to rest for 15 mins placing a clean cloth over the bowl and then separate it into 6 balls- flattened them out like burgers and 1/2 inch thick and cover allow the baps to rest for further 5 mins

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Heat a heavy bottom frying pan and smear it with some cooking oil - remember we are not shallow frying here merely lining the pan so the bread does not stick and turns golden brown on each side.

Cook on each side for 10 mins with the lid on a low to medium heat.  The baps will turn golden brown on each side and the steam will cook the bread inside -allow them to cool on a rack and slice in half and eat with a savoury or sweet filling of your choice.




Tips:

• Try it with other types of flour: rye, spelt, wholewheat. I would leave it a little longer to rest and add a tablespoon or two of warm water as well the yogurt
• You can use spices of your choice in the dough either ground or fresh herbs- I found onion seeds, caraway, cumin, onion seeds, and black pepper work really well to pep them up
• These baps can be sliced in half and reheated quickly in a warm the frying pan if you prefer- just a few seconds each side.
• They can also be frozen in batches
• Try rolling the dough out into flatbreads and cook in the same way 2 min each side
• I topped mine with lemon curd and the others with caramelised onion and cheese, aubergine dip and simply butter with a sprinkling of salt and pepper
• You could try my easy to prepare homemade yogurt recipe which I will post next 

Happy Cooking