Kenyan Chapati (Kenyan Flatbread)

Name: Kenyan Chapati (Kenyan Flatbread)
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: 350 each all-purpose flour; 100 each whole-wheat flour; 4 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 0.75 cup warm water; 0.5 cup warm whole milk; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

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Baker's percentages

Every ingredient as a percentage of the flour weight (flour = 100%) — the way bakers compare doughs across batch sizes.

Flour

450g

Water

178g

Hydration

—

Salt

2.7%

Yeast

—

Oil

6.0%

Sauce

—

Cheese

—

Dough weight

767g

Process

Bake temp

500°F / 260°C

Bake time

3-5 min

Oven

home standard

Surface

stone

Ingredients (6)

flourall-purpose flour350g
flourwhole-wheat flour100g
saltDiamond Crystal kosher salt4 tsp · 12g
waterwarm water0.75 cup · 177.8g
dairy doughwarm whole milk0.5 cup · 100g
oilextra virgin olive oil2 tbsp · 27.2g

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Ingredients (6)