- 1 cup warm water (200ml)
- 1 tbsp yeast (10 grams)
- 4 tsp sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil (60 ml)
- 1 cup warm milk (200ml)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 cups of flour (600 grams) plus extra to work with the dough
- 1/4 cup room temp butter (100 grams butter)
In a bowl combine the warm water, yeast, sugar and oil mix till combined.
Cover and let stand for 10 minutes.
In another bowl mix warm milk and salt, then add to yeast mixture.
Shift 5 cups flour into the liquid mixture and mix till it begins to form a dough.
Kneed dough till it no longer sticks to the bowl, using extra flour if necessary.
The dough should be soft. Cover and let rise for at least 45 minutes.
Sprinkle some flour on to your work space and transfer the dough from the bowl.
Flouring your hands as well. kneed and devide the dough into 12 pieces and form pieces into balls, set dough aside and devide room temp 1/4 cups (100 gr) butter into 8 pieces.
Place pieces of butter on 8 of the dough balls.
Begin to work one of the dough balls along with the butter using your hands, adding one more once you have completed flatting the first. Place the third ball on top without butter.
Fold sides of your disc in to create a square shape, then pulling in sides to from a round shape. No need to be precise with this step.
In a heated skillet add your dough, cooking it for about 10 minutes on each side checking occasionally to avoid burning. You can use a toothpick to help release air.
It is done once it is golden brown on both sides.