Rye Bread
I love rye bread, and it’s so nice to be able to have it again! Leave out the caraway if you don’t like it, but to many of us, it’s just not proper rye bread without it. Yield: 12 slices, each with 6.8 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of fiber, for a total of […]
Zanzibari Sesame Bread MKATE WA UFUTA
This sesame bread is a typical Ramadan bread, served at futari or iftar, the daily breaking of the fast at sunset. It is usually baked at home, although you also see it for sale in markets, where it will have often been made at home by the women selling it. While walking through the narrow […]
Sesame Seed Bread
I like to eat this toasted, along with a bowl of soup. Yield: 12 slices, each with 6.5 grams of carbohydrates and 1.7 grams of fiber, for a total of 4.8 grams of usable carbs and18 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 1 cup warm water 1/4 cup oat bran 1/4 cup wheat bran 1/4 cup […]
Zanzibari Savory Doughnut MANDAZI
Mandazi is a delicious sweet-savory doughnut with a heady flavor of cardamom. It reminds me of Tunisian fricassee (a fried bread used to make sandwiches). Mandazi is eaten on its own for breakfast or as a street snack. The classic shape is a triangle, but you can make mandazi square or even round. If you […]
Mom’s Oatmeal Molasses Bread
My de-carbed version of the bread that won my mom first prize at the county fair. This has the best texture of any low-carb bread I know! Yield: 8 slices, each with 5.5 grams of carbohydrates and 0.5 gram of fiber, for a total of 5 grams of usable carbs and 25 grams of protein. […]
Naan
From the Persian word for bread, naan is found throughout South Asia, and further afield in Central Asian countries. Naan is baked in a tannur oven, but because I doubt many home cooks have access to that, I suggest baking it on a pizza stone or preheated baking sheet in the oven or in a […]
Seed Bread
Nutty and filling! Make sure you chop your sunflower seeds, though, or they’ll mostly sink to the bottom of your loaf. Yield: About 10 slices, each with 8 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of fiber, for a total of 6 grams of usable carbs and 21 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup warm […]
Paratha
The classic technique for forming paratha (see “Multilayered Breads”) results in the most layers, but it is not so easy to master, so I use a much simpler method of folding the dough into squares, although it produces fewer layers. If you’d prefer to make your parathas round, flatten the dough the same way as […]
Whole Wheat Bread
Slice this extra-thin so you can “afford” two slices, and it makes a great grilled cheese sandwich. Yield: About 10 slices, each with 13 grams of carbohydrates and 7.5 grams of fiber, for a total of 5.5 grams of usable carbs and 19 grams of protein (more than two eggs!). INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup warm […]
Arabian Date Bread KEIKAT AL TAMR
A rather luxurious sweet bread flavored with saffron, cardamom, and rose water and sweetened with dates. It provides a subtle, sweet note when eaten with savory food, but it is also lovely on its own, spread with good butter or labneh. MAKES 10 ROUND BREADS ABOUT 6 INCHES (15 CM) IN DIAMETER INGREDIENTS 1 […]