Samun(صمون), also transliterated as samoon or samon, is a type of leavened flatbread from Mesopotamian cuisine. Samun has a stretched diamond shape or pistachio shape and a pocket in the middle. It is often garnished with sesame seeds.
Bread in Iraq is traditionally baked in a tanuur(تنور) or clay oven. Samun can successfully be made in a conventional oven.
Similar to pita bread, samun can be cut open and filled with ingredients such as meat, salad, and hummus. It can also be served plain, with dip, or as a side.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp yeast
- 1 cup water
- 2 cup flour
- 1 tsp salt
- sesame seed (optional)
Directions
- combine yeast, water
- combine flour, salt
- gradually mix in yeast water until dough forms
- knead dough
- cover and rest dough 15 to 30 minutes
- knead and divide into 8 pieces
- roll each piece by the sides until oblong
- cover and rest dough 15 to 30 minutes
- grab each piece by each end and press to flatten
- brush with flour water and sprinkle with sesame seed (optional)
- bake until puffed and lightly browned, about 15 minutes
- serve