30 min
Hands-on time
+ 1 hr soaking or marinating first
HardDifficulty
5 stepsSteps
Method
- 1 Knead the flour with eggs, milk, sugar, salt, and a little oil for 10 minutes until a smooth, pliable dough is formed.
- 2 Cover tightly and let the dough rest for 1 hour until it is very soft.
- 3 Roll out each piece of dough as thin as paper, brush with oil, and fold it into a long strip.
- 4 Roll the dough strip into a spiral shape, let it rest for 10 minutes, then roll it back into a round pastry.
- 5 Pan-fry each side for 2 minutes with oil, then gently tap the pancake while hot to loosen the layers.
With an appliance
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Oven 28 min
Replace step 5: place the Malabar bread on the racks of the oven at 240 degrees for 7 minutes, flip and rotate the tray after 4 minutes, then brush with oil; make several at once, but the less crispy layers will be pan-fried.