Lepinja

Makes 1 loaf. Takes 1 day.

Ingredients

The recipe usually has sugar but we think it's too sweet so don't add it.

• 250gm water
• 2 tbsp milk
• 385gm flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 7gm yeast

Method

• Add water and milk to bowl and microwave to room temp (~10-15 secs)
• Add yeast and mix
• Add flour then salt, coat salt with flour
• Mix with scraper until combined, don't knead it
• Put dough in bowl and wait till it doubles in size (1hr)
• Put dough on table and knead for 8 mins. It will be very sticky, use the spray bottle to keep it lubed
• Put dough in bowl and wait till it doubles in size (1hr)
• Flour surface well and tip dough onto it
• Ball it up (Jack method) then flour it all over and place on baking paper, DON'T USE A TRAY
• Flatten and shape into oval/rectangle about 12mm thick
• Rest for 30 mins or till it's puffed up nicely
• Put baking stone on middle rack
• Add seeds and salt as needed
• Transfer to stone using pizza spade
• Bake 20 mins @ 200c rotating mid way

Notes

Update 11/3/2023 - Followed recipe but it split after baking, not sure why, maybe temperature?

Update 18/2/2023 - After last 30 minute rest I sprayed it with water and added sesame seeds and sea salt then put in oven.

Update 4/2/2023 - The shaping of this is tricky coz it's sticky so I used lots of flour, shaped into oval and put on baking paper for 30 min rest. Then I sprinkled sesame seeds and baked on baking stone as per method. I never know how to "shape it into an oval" so next time, use the balling method then flatten with hand to 12mm so it goes into a circle then do the 30 min rest.