Unleavened Bread

2 1/3 cups Flour (360 grams) I used King Arthur Bread Flour
4 Tbsp Avocado Oil or Olive Oil
3/4 tsp Celtic Salt
1 cup Warm Water (boiled and cooled)

Move oven rack to the bottom position & preheat your oven broiler on high.

Prepare a large baking sheet by lining with parchment paper. Dust with a bit of flour.

In a medium sized bowl measure flour & salt & whisk.
Pour warm water over the flour & salt.
Add the oil.
Mix with a wooden spoon and then your hands, ensuring the oil is evenly dispersed throughout the dough.
The dough will be soft & a bit sticky. Be sure not to overwork it or it will make a tough bread.

Form into a ball & place on the parchment paper, squish it down with your hands and then use a rolling pin to roll it the rest of the way out into about an 8” by 15” oval. You can move the parchment to your countertop and then back onto the baking sheet if that’s easier. The parchment makes it easy to transfer the dough.

Use a knife and lightly score/slice stripes in the top of the dough, two directions, making diamond shapes, then poke all over with a fork.

Place on the bottom rack in the preheated oven and broil for about 5-6 minutes, then flip over & broil another 5-6 minutes. The bread will be spotted with golden brown when you know it’s ready on each side.

Remove from the oven and cool just a few minutes. Serve immediately warm or when cooled. It’s delicious both ways!

* This bread is cooked on the high broil setting to replicate a traditional bakers oven. This allows for hot high cooking temp and will puff up a bit and brown nicely.

All purpose flour works great too! Some people love to make this with wheat or einkorn, I just prefer the milder flavor of bread flour or all-purpose.

Salt quality is important. Choose Celtic sea salt or high quality salt flakes or something similar. Regular table salt isn’t as good or good for your body.

I do love making this with olive oil as well, but sometimes it can create a very strong overpowering flavor, which I don’t prefer. It just depends on the type of olive oil I have… if it’s a strong one, I go with avocado oil to create a milder flavor in the bread.

When I was little we celebrated the biblical feast of Passover & The Days Of Unleavened Bread… I used to love making my peanut butter & jelly sandwiches out of this bread. The taste is very nostalgic for me… I really love this bread.

The process of making unleavened bread is symbolic & points to Jesus in several ways…
The stripes and holes & the breaking of the bread symbolize Jesus’ sacrifice. “But he was pierced for our transgressions… by His stripes we are healed…”
it’s a beautiful tradition.