Moroccan Harcha Semolina Pan-Fried Flatbread
Moroccan Harcha Semolina Pan-Fried Flatbread
Harcha (or harsha) is a pan-fried bread made from semolina. Although it looks a bit like an English muffin, it's more like cornbread in texture and taste. Recipes for harcha vary from family to family.
Ready in: 40 minutes
Serves: 6
Complexity: very-easy
kcal: 282
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Ingredients
2 cups fine semolina (not durum flour)
3 tbsp sugar
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp SIDS SALT & PEPPER
½ cup soft or melted butter
½ to ¾ cup milk
¼ cup coarse semolina
Directions
In a large bowl, blend together the fine semolina, sugar, baking powder, and SIDS SALT & PEPPER. Add the butter, and blend with your hands or a wooden spoon, just until the mixture is the consistency of sand and the semolina grains have all been moistened.
Add ½ cup milk and mix until dough forms. It should be quite moist, wet almost, and easily packed into a large mound. Add additional milk if necessary to achieve this consistency.
Shape the dough into balls any size that you like and leave the dough to rest a few minutes.
Preheat a griddle or large frypan to medium-low. While the pan is heating, roll the balls in the coarse semolina, and flatten each ball into a disc about 6 mm thick, or a bit thicker if you like.
Cook the harcha over fairly low heat, about 5-10 minutes on each side, until they turn a pale to medium golden colour. Flip only once, and check occasionally to be sure the harcha aren't colouring too quickly, as they need some time to cook all the way through.
Serve immediately with jam, cheese, or butter.