There are several recipes for Algerian traditional bread. There is a type of bread that is cooked on the stove, in a griddle or other. The other type of bread is baked in the oven.
This bread is called Matloua El Kousha or Khobz El kousha also spelled khobz el Koucha , Arabic خبز الكوشة , literally means the bread of the oven because it is baked in the oven. It is the easiest one as it does not require kneading plus it is soft and fluffy. Note that the total time in this recipe didn’t include the rising time of the dough.
Easy Algerian Bread – Khobz El Kousha or Matloua El Kousha (contains eggs)
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp milk powder or powdered coffee creamer
- 1 tbsp dry active yeast
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
Instructions
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Put yeast and sugar in 1 cup warm water. Mix and let proof.
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In a bowl, put flour, salt, milk powder or powdered coffee creamer, the egg and the yeast mixture.
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Mix everything with a spoon, then get your hand in the bowl.
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Mix with your hand and add water a little at the time.
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Mix everything until incorporated without kneading. The dough will look sticky but no worries.
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Cover the dough (in that bowl) with plastic wrap and kitchen towel.
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Let rise until doubled in volume. Depending of the temperature of your kitchen, it may take 1 to 2 hours.
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Dump the dough on a floured working board.
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Dust the dough with flour and deflate it.
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Divide the dough into equal pieces.
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Line a baking pan with parchment paper and put 1 piece of dough at the time on the baking pan.
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Roll out the dough by hand into a circle. Do the same for the rest of the dough. Make sure to leave space between each circle of dough.
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Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise again for at least 30 minutes.
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Bake at 400° F preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden. Make sure to place under the broiler (on low) in the last 3 minutes.
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Let cool for 5 minutes then cover with kitchen towel.
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Enjoy.
Recipe Notes
- The total time in this recipe didn’t include the rising time of the dough.
- I have used coffee mate powdered creamer instead of milk powder in this recipe.