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Kaak (Balochi Stone Bread) — کاک

🍽️ Balochi ⏱️ Prep: 20 mins 🔥 Cook: 40 mins 🍲 Serves: 6

Kaak is a hard, dome-shaped Balochi bread baked over a heated stone. Its crisp crust is made to be cracked by hand and eaten with sajji or stews.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups wheat flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp yeast
  • Warm water, as needed

Method

  1. Mix flour, salt and yeast, then add warm water gradually to form a firm dough. Knead well.
  2. Cover and let rise for 1 hour.
  3. Shape the dough over a preheated smooth stone (or heavy dome mould).
  4. Bake beside a fire, turning, until the crust is hard and golden. Cool before cracking open.