Batbout is a kind of flat bread that is really has a strange name because, you see, in Arabic language Battah is the duck so does this bread makes you look like a duck!! 🙂 which is in our culture a couch potato !!! I have no idea, but what I know for sure is that this bread turned out grrrrrreat. You can make this plain with only one layer of dough and this case it is called Batbout.
Or put some meat stuffing in the middle of two layers and in this case called Batbout Moamer.
Batbout is also called Mekhmar and the stuffed one is called Mekhmar Moamer.
It is very soft and chewy from the inside. I really liked working with this dough as it should be very very sticky, which was fun for me as I’ve had some little hands helping along too :). I expected this to be more like the Pita bread but it has a totally different feeling in your mouth.
This bread is made by flattening an all purpose flour sticky dough in a bed of fine semolina… really cool. You can stuff this with almost anything, traditionally ground meat, but we did not mind stuffing it with left over chicken. I’m thinking of mixing the east with the west next time and go Mexican by stuffing it with some beans and chillies, I bet it is going to rock. You can eat it plain with honey,butter,jam , cheese and so on. So let your imagination go wild in this one, it is very forgiving and will trun out fantastic with almost anything in your mind.
Here is a video – I’ve tried to make it as short as possible – that shows ingredients and steps for making Batbout.
I love learning something new and I have a feeling I’d learn a lot here. This flatbread, whatever anyone wants to call it, looks so delicious! I’d love it with or without filling! At first, I thought they were English muffins but now I see it is so much more…
This bread looks delicious and so tempting. I am so glad that I get to learn so much at your blog 🙂
Well, I always learn something when I visit here. It looks wonderful and with that meat filling I wish I had some right now.
The batbout looks wonderful! I particularly like the consistency of the dough!
They almost look like English muffins, but with a totally different texture! I’d like them both filled and unfilled! (just glanced at the above comment saying exactly the same thing!).
Yes they are now I know where I’ve seen them before 🙂
Ahhh Amira! You have surprised me with another gorgeous and new recipe again! 🙂
These are beautiful loaves, in fact the pictures look a lot like English Muffins!
You have a point my dear may be because it is rolled in fine semolina. Thanks Henna.
What great looking bread! Like you, I’d expect to be rather like pita. Sounds more interesting, actually. Fun recipe — thanks.
It is very different than the pita bread and the problem is I do not know why !!!:) may be because of its stickiness!!?
I love all kind of flat breads and this looks lovely. Do you make boulani?
I haven’t had the chance to before. In fact I did not try anything from the Afghan cuisine before.
What a interesting and wonderful dish to learn! I love your detailed recipe with videos…
Thanks Deepti. Although shooting videos requires some effort but it is still easier for me than describing in details :).
G’day and thank you Amrita for your lovely post today!
Thank you for allowing me to learn something new!
Cheers! Joanne
You are welcome Joanne.
I’d be happy to have mine filled with either cheese or shredded meats. This looks super delicious, Amira!
Thanks Denise, this is really nice with any leftover meat.