Lebanese bread (in English Lebanese bread or pita bread) is one of the delicious and distinctive types of bread, and it is known by different names, including Shami bread and Arabic bread, and it can be used in making various sandwiches, and it can be eaten with a number of different foods. Follow the article with us to learn about its method in detail.

Lebanese bread

Lebanese bread or Shami bread is one of the types of bread that does not need many ingredients, and that is why it can be prepared at home easily to enjoy its taste with a number of delicious fillings.

Ingredients for Lebanese bread

Lebanese bread can be prepared using these ingredients:

• a bag of dry yeast.
• A cup and a third of warm water.
• 4 cups of flour.
• A teaspoon of sugar.
• Small spoon of salt.
• Two tablespoons of olive oil.

How to make Lebanese bread

In fact, the Arabic bread method is very easy, and does not require much effort. All you have to do is:

• Mix a third of a cup of warm water with yeast and sugar, and leave the mixture until it forms a foam that indicates the effectiveness of the yeast.
• Put the flour in a large bowl after sifting it, then add the salt and stir it with the flour.
• The yeast mixture is added and stirred with the flour.
• A cup of warm water is added with a tablespoon of oil and kneaded, until the flour turns into a cohesive dough.
• The dough is placed on a floured surface, then the second tablespoon of oil is added and kneaded.
• Knead for a third of an hour (20 minutes) until a soft and smooth dough is obtained.
• The dough is left to ferment and double in size. The fermentation period may take up to two hours.
• After fermentation, knead for two minutes.
• The dough is rolled into eight balls, then each of these balls is flattened.
• Leave to rest for half an hour.
• Baking is done in a pan or griddle that has been heated for a while.
• The pan must be oiled before placing the bread.
• Bake for 4 minutes, 2 minutes per side, until puffed up and golden brown.

How to brown Lebanese bread (brown)

The Lebanese brown bread or the whole Lebanese bread is the healthy alternative to the original recipe, which relies on white flour, and it can be made by replacing an amount of white flour with whole wheat flour (brown flour).

the ingredients

It is possible to prepare Lebanese brown bread with ingredients completely similar to the original method, with the replacement of some ingredients, as the components of brown Lebanese bread are:

• a glass of water.
• Two teaspoons of dry yeast.
• A teaspoon of honey (sugar substitute).
• A cup and a half of whole wheat flour.
• A cup and a quarter and two tablespoons of all-purpose flour.
• Small spoon of salt.
• One tablespoon of olive oil.

Modus operandi of brown Lebanese living

The dough is made in the same way that we mentioned earlier, which is used to make regular Shami bread, but the difference is that the bread here is flattened in a preheated oven at 450 degrees instead of flattened on a pan, and the baking process takes about 5 minutes.

Calories in lebanese bread

A loaf of white Arabic bread contains 202 calories, and it also contains:

• 40 grams of carbohydrates.
• 8 grams of protein.
• grams of fat.

Calories in Lebanese brown bread

A loaf of Lebanese bread contains 196 calories, in addition to containing some other ingredients:

• 40 grams of carbohydrates.
• 8 grams of protein.

Now, at the end of our article on the normal and healthy way of Lebanese bread, we remind you that it is important not to overdo it, because it contains high calories, and even if you are eating the healthy alternative to it, moderation is important, and in conclusion we wish you health and wellness.