Recipe of Shelpek

Shelpek is a flat bread from Central Asia. There are several methods of preparing it; this is one of the simplest and it comes from central Kazakhstan.

Ingredients

• 400 g of flour
• 200 ml of water
• a pinch of salt
• sunflower oil

Instructions

1. Mix flour, water and a pinch of salt in a bowl.

2. Knead the dough and let it rest for 5 minutes or a little longer.

3. Spread some flour on the table and put the rested dough on it.

4. Roll the dough a little bit with your hands and divide it into 7 equal parts.

5. Roll out each of the 7 parts of the dough.

6. Fry the rolled dough in sunflower oil on a medium heat.

Tips

• Always make 7 pieces of shelpek even if you change the amount of ingredients.