Some breads are so beautiful that the first instance you see them, you are too tempted to try them. Obi Non is one such bread. Having its origin from Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, these are beautiful artistic oven baked breads. These are thicker than naan and are baked in clay ovens called as Tandyr. There are some types in this bread. The one With sesame and nigella seeds sprinkled on top is called as the Bhukhara Lepyashka. There are also festive version made with butter and cream, and also a pastry version made with a short crust patsry dough. The pattern made in the centre is made with a special mould called chekish.
I made a non months back. But it was not like the traditional ones, so I made one yesterday. I watched some videos before attempting the shaping. For the centre design, I used the bottom of a smaa cup and my tiny spatula for the designs. The bread recipe is the most basic one, but the difference lies in the shaping. It makes the bread beautiful. Even though I don’t eat breads now, I love looking at them. I can sit and watch breads for hours. And the nigella spread a wonderful aroma in the house. Usually Sruti gets her breads on week ends, but yesterday was an exception. She was so happy and lved it.
The crust of the bread is so crisp and it has a soft crumb. Use highest temperature in your oven to bake. Though we can’t replicate a clay oven’s interior temperature, you can still get a nice bread with the highest temperature setting. Slice the bread once it is completely cooled.
Makes 1 Bread
Ingredients:
All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1 cup
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Instant Yeast – 1/2 tsp
Water as needed
Butter – 1 tbs
Milk wash
Nigella Seeds For Topping
Procedure:
In a bowl, combine together flour, salt and yeast.
Add in butter and enough water to make a soft dough.
Cover and let it rest for 15 minutes.
Knead the dough for one or two minutes until smooth and elastic.
Cover and set aside until it doubles in volume.
Preheat oven to 250°C.
Knead the dough to form a smooth ball.
Place it on a greased tray and gently flatten it.
Using a blunt knife or spatula, make lines around the edge of the circle.
Using a small bowl, make a deep indentation in the centre.
Make criss cross pattern in the centre and using your fingers make the edges of the centre indentation deep.
Brush the bread with milk and sprinkle nigella seeds.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 – 30 minutes or until the top is golden.
Serve it warm or at room temperature.
Obi non recipe
Ingredients
- Ingredients:
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 cup
- Salt - 1/2 tsp
- Instant Yeast - 1/2 tsp
- Water - as needed
- Butter - 1 tbs
- Milk Wash
- Nigella Seeds For Topping
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine together flour, salt and yeast.
- Add in butter and enough water to make a soft dough.
- Cover and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Knead the dough for one or two minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Cover and set aside until it doubles in volume.
- Preheat oven to 250°C.
- Knead the dough to form a smooth ball.
- Place it on a greased tray and gently flatten it.
- Using a blunt knife or spatula, make lines around the edge of the circle.
- Using a small bowl, make a deep indentation in the centre.
- Make criss cross pattern in the centre and using your fingers make the edges of the centre indentation deep.
- Brush the bread with milk and sprinkle nigella seeds.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 – 30 minutes or until the top is golden.
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You have come up with such an amazing designer bread Gayathri! I am so tempted right now to bake and gobble this one. Sruti must have had a treat !!! Bookmarking this to try asap!
Beautifully designed Ob Non, just a fabulous bread there.. Even i baked obi non but not as much as prefect like yours. What a piece of art. Lovely Gayathri. Awesome baker you are.
Such a pretty looking bread ! Wow ! Looks like a gourmet bread and trust me I feel like having some right now ! Excellent pick and a very beautiful bread for the tough O !
Very pretty design on this traditional Obi. I think I have seen similar looking breads at my local mid eastern store. stunning bread!
you are very artistic when it comes to designs on the baking bread. really now it feels cooking is an art. I love your designs on the breads and this obi nan is no exception. Beautifully came out. Great job done Gayatri
Beautifully made Gayathri. I too would want to stare at such a beautiful loaf and I’d probably would not be able to resist the temptation of tasting the bread.
Your obi non has turned out fantastic Gayathri! Wow can imagine how good this bread must have tasted. I am sruti would have been so happy yaar! Even I would have been happy getting this..:)
Aha beautiful, you have made the design so so nicely. They look perfect. My obi non design went more like a bagel :P.
How perfectly you have drawn lines on obi nan. Here comes in use your artistic background. I’ll even struggle to make straight line :). The nan looks very beautiful…a piece of art
How beautifully designed Obi Non this is. I loved the texture of this bread when I baked it couple of years back and it still remains one of my favorite. Next time I am tempted to make some designs like you.
Wow! I am floored by that awesome design on the bread Gayathri. If you had served mw this, I would have sat and admired it and would not have the heart to even taste it!