Khobz (Moroccan Bread)

Name: Khobz (Moroccan Bread)
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 400g plain flour; 100g fine semolina; 7g instant yeast; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp aniseed; 250ml warm water; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; sesame seeds for top

A semolina-enriched Moroccan bread, traditionally baked in a hot oven until the crust turns golden and crusty on the outside, while staying wonderfully soft and pillowy within.

Total time

95 min

Prep

70 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Moroccan

veganvegetarian

Ingredients

400gplain flour

100gfine semolina

7ginstant yeast

1 tspsalt

1 tspsugar

1 tbspaniseed

250mlwarm water

2 tbspvegetable oil

sesame seedsfor top

Instructions

Mix flour, semolina, yeast, salt, sugar and aniseed.

Add water and oil. Knead 10 minutes.

Shape into 2 round loaves. Prove 1 hour.

Prick tops with a fork. Brush with water and scatter sesame seeds.

Bake at 200°C for 20–25 minutes until hollow-sounding when tapped.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

434

Protein

11g

Fat

7.9g

Carbs

78.1g

Fiber

3.2g

Sodium

480mg

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