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Greek Flatbread (Lagana) Recipe

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Hey there everyone,

Happy Kathari Deutera…2023  

 

Hey there foodie friends,

Kathara Deutera is the first day of Lent in the Greek Religion. So, I am posting one of our traditional Greek Flatbread (Lagana) recipes.  This flatbread is prepared on Kathara Deutera Clean Monday or otherwise known as Ash Monday.  Kathara Deutera is the first day of Lent in the Greek Religion and traditionally eating everything except meat.

I am sure that most of you have these ingredients at home so let’s go and give it a try.  With flour, yeast, sesame seed, and salt this flatbread is so easy and so tasty.  This year Kathara Deutera falls on  February  27th.  In the Greek Religion Kathara Deutera is the first day of Lent so we celebrate by eating delicious greek treats, finger food, and dips.

Lagana is an oval-shaped thin bread and is topped with sesame seeds.  But there are so many variations now, for example, olives, herbs, and so many other ingredients even feta cheese. This sesame-seed flatbread is also an excellent choice of bread for sandwiches.

Wishing my Greek family and Friends Kali Sarakosti!!

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Lagana Greek Flatbread Recipe

foodzesty
Greek Flatbread Lagana is a thin bread that's great for sandwiches and dipping
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
resting time 2 hours
Course Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine Greek, Mediterranean
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose-flour
  • 1 tbsp dry yeast
  • ½ tbsp salt
  • 1½ cups lukewarm water
  • sesame seeds
  • sugarwater

Instructions
 

  • Place flour into a large bowl.
  • Add dry yeast and salt
  • Slowly add in lukewarm water and use your hands to knead until it turns into dough. Cover and set aside to rise for about two hours.
  • Place parch paper into a baking pan. Use your hands to roll out the dough, and use your fingers to make indents. Top with sesame seeds and oregano.
    baking pan, bread dough, sesame seeds
  • Bake at 180 or 375 for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
    baked Lagana flatbread
Keyword Bread, crunchy, Easy recipe
KALI MAS OREXI!!  🙂   KALI SARAKOSTI!!! 🙂

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

5 Comments

  1. Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen
    March 15, 2021 at 2:34 pm  ·  Reply

    This bread is loaded with possibility!

  2. dtills
    March 18, 2021 at 7:57 pm  ·  Reply

    Hey there! So, i’m pretty sure that sugar water is simple syrup (right?) Curious how you make yours for this recipe!

    • foodzesty
      March 19, 2021 at 6:01 am  ·  Reply

      Hey Deeeee,,, I add 1 tablespoonof sugar and 2 tablespoons of water….stir and brush on top of the bread. This just makes the crust crunchier…Definitely not syrup

  3. Kouzounas Kitchen
    November 27, 2021 at 10:05 pm  ·  Reply

    Omg this is beautiful! So glad you love the kitchen towel, and love this bread. 🙂

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