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Baba Ganoush

This is such a flavourful, delicious spread. At your next BBQ serve this as a side and it will be the star of the show!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Lebanon
Servings 4

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • Flat Top

Ingredients
  

Roasted garlic / Garlic oil

  • 8-9 garlic cloves
  • 300 ml- 10.14 fl oz olive oil

Baba Ganoush

  • 3 large egg-plants
  • 30 ml - 1 fl oz garlic oil
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 3 roasted garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsp tahini
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • handful of cilantro
  • Salt to taste
  • Olive oil to get right consistency

Greek Pita bread

  • 250 ml - 8.5 fl oz heavy cream
  • 70 ml - 2.4 fl oz hot water
  • 8 g - 0.3 oz dry yeast
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 500 g - 1.1 lbs wheat flour type 00
  • 2 tbsp sea salt
  • 1 tbsp dry thyme
  • 3-4 tbsp olive oil

Instructions
 

  • cut the aubergines in half and with the calyx on
  • place the cut aubergines, skin side looking down, in the bullet smoker running at 150℃ - 302℉
  • add a couple of apple wood in the smoker for a nice smoky flavour
    let them cook for 45 minutes
  • take a small pot and place a thermometer inside
  • add the garlic gloves and the extra virgin olive oil, make sure not to overpass the 180℃ - 350℉ because the olive oil becomes bitter
  • let it cook for 40 minutes
  • in the jar filled with the heavy cream add hot water up until you have 300ml
  • add the dry yeast and the sugar and mix that up
  • let it proof
  • in a large bowl mix all your dry ingredients
  • add the wheat flour type 00
  • add the salt
  • add the dried thyme and mix it up dry
  • strain out the olive oil from the cooked garlic and let it aside
  • add the proofed yeast in the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix it up
  • once the dough is nice and smooth cover it for 45 minutes or until double in size
  • take the aubergines out of the bullet smoker
  • cut the aubergines around with a sharp knife to get the flesh out
  • add in the food processor 30ml of the garlic oil you created before
  • add the smoked flesh of the aubergines
  • add the cumin
  • add the smoke paprika
  • add 3 roasted garlic cloves
  • add the tahini
  • add the lemon juice
  • add the cilantro
  • mix it up and once ready serve it on a plate
  • on a working surface add olive oil
  • take the dough and punch out the air
  • shape it and divide it accordingly into buns
  • roll them out halfway
  • on the flat top or a pan add olive oil
  • roll the pies thinner and place them on the flat top
  • flip the pies several times until cooked perfectly all the way through
  • ready to serve

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