Yemeni Shafoot Bread

Name: Yemeni Shafoot Bread
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Yemeni
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 1 tsp yeast; 1.5 cups warm water; 1 tsp salt

خبز/khoobz/

About this dish

Thin, crisp Yemeni flatbread, baked fresh and torn for scooping stews and dips.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour

🫙1 tsp yeast

💧1.5 cups warm water

🧂1 tsp salt

Method

Serves 2

Mix flour, yeast, salt, and warm water into a soft dough; knead until smooth.

Let rise for about an hour.

Divide into balls and stretch into thin, flat rounds.

Bake on a very hot griddle or in a hot oven until puffed and lightly charred.

Serve warm alongside stews.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Various thin flatbreads are baked fresh daily across Yemen, central to how meals are eaten and scooped.

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