Ramadan Bread

Ingredients

Dough

• 3 1/4 cups flour, sifted
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp yeast (1 sachet)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp sugar
• About 1 1/2 cups warm milk, or 1 1/2 cups warm water (40°C) with 1/4 cup milk powder

Topping

• 1 egg, 1/4 tsp vinegar and 1 tbsp butter
• Sesame and nigella seeds

Method

1. Combine the water or milk with the yeast and sugar and cover with plastic until it activates.
2. Put the flour, salt and oil together, add the activated yeast and knead quickly by hand; it will be sticky, so oil your hands and the bowl. Cover with plastic and let it rise an hour in a warm place.
3. Flour the surface and shape into one large bread, two medium or four small. Flatten slightly by hand and score lines with a knife or shape with your fingers.
4. Brush with the butter and egg mixture, sprinkle with sesame and nigella, and let it rise another half hour.
5. Bake in a hot oven at 200°C until golden underneath (about 15 minutes), then brown the top.