Shoti

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake shoti? Prepare your food. Sift the flour first; this will not only remove any possible debris, but will also saturate it with oxygen, which will make the baked goods softer and airier. In addition to the ingredients from the classic recipe, this will also contain optional ones: sugar and poppy seeds for sprinkling; instead of poppy seeds, you can use sesame seeds.

2. STEP 2

   

   Prepare the dough. How to make a dough? Add yeast and sugar to warm boiled water and stir. The water temperature should be 37-38 degrees, not higher. In hot water, yeast, which is a living organism, will die. At a comfortable, slightly warm temperature, the yeast will be activated and ready to work.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add a little flour to the water with yeast, stir and leave for 10-15 minutes. Bubbles should appear on the surface - this means that the dough has come to life. If this does not happen, it means that the yeast is spoiled, you will have to take another one.

4. STEP 4

   

   Add the rest of the flour to the dough and knead the dough. Do not add all the flour at once, add it gradually and watch the consistency. The dough should become smooth and soft; too hard will result in hard bread. In this case, you may need either more or less flour than stated in the recipe. Roll the dough into a ball and place in a warm place to rise for 2 hours. During this time, knead it once.

5. STEP 5

   

   The dough should double in size before it is ready.

6. STEP 6

   

   Divide the dough into 12 parts. Roll each piece into oval shapes about 20cm long and 8cm wide, about 2cm thick.

7. STEP 7

   

   Prick the flatbreads with a fork and sprinkle with poppy seeds (or sesame seeds). Place the shoti blanks on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.

8. STEP 8

   

   Bake the shoti in an oven preheated to 230 degrees for 8-10 minutes until golden brown. Cool the finished shots on a wire rack.

9. STEP 9

   

   The fragrant, bubbly shoti when scraped or cut is ready! Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

olgaS

21.09.2023

4.7

I love trying new recipes, thank you. I once bought this wonderful Georgian lavash, now I want to learn how to bake it myself.

Olga

21.09.2023

4.5

I bake bread myself and try to look for new recipes, and I’m especially curious about folk bread recipes. So now I baked Georgian bread “shoti”, the dough rose quite interestingly, not like other breads, but bubbly and not upward, but all over the dish. I made the dough into two flatbreads so that they fit on one baking sheet. I chose sesame seeds for the topping. Removed from the oven after 15-20 minutes at the indicated temperature. The bread was baked perfectly, after waiting until it cooled down, I decided to break off a piece, it broke off so nicely, so soft, tender with a crispy crust. I advise you to try this magnificent taste of fresh Georgian bread yourself!