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Easy Algerian Bread - Khobz El Kousha or Matloua El Kousha (contains eggs)

Course Bread
Cuisine Algerian
Keyword khobz el koucha, khobz el kousha, matloua el koucha, matloua el kousha
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author LDS’s Mom

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

  1. Put yeast and sugar in 1 cup warm water. Mix and let proof.

  2. In a bowl, put flour, salt, milk powder or powdered coffee creamer, the egg and the yeast mixture.

  3. Mix everything with a spoon, then get your hand in the bowl.

  4. Mix with your hand and add water a little at the time.

  5. Mix everything until incorporated without kneading. The dough will look sticky but no worries.

  6. Cover the dough (in that bowl) with plastic wrap and kitchen towel.

  7. Let rise until doubled in volume. Depending of the temperature of your kitchen, it may take 1 to 2 hours.

  8. Dump the dough on a floured working board.

  9. Dust the dough with flour and deflate it.

  10. Divide the dough into equal pieces.

  11. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and put 1 piece of dough at the time on the baking pan.

  12. 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.

  13. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rise again for at least 30 minutes.

  14. 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.

  15. Let cool for 5 minutes then cover with kitchen towel.

  16. 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.