Name: Fancy Peasant Lagana
Ingredients: 4 cups bread flour; 1 1/2 cup lukewarm filtered H2O; 1 tablespoon dry yeast; 1/2 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon honey; 1/4 cup Fancy Peasant GEVOO; Syrup:; 1/2 cup water + 2 tablespoons honey; 4 tablespoons white sesame

Λαγανά

Fancy Peasant Lagana

Lagana is a traditional bread baked yearly to start the Lenten cleansing season. It’s super delicious and simple to make. Usually served with taramsalata, havla, dolmades, and calamari.

Ingredients:

4 cups bread flour
1 1/2 cup lukewarm filtered H2O
1 tablespoon dry yeast
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup Fancy Peasant GEVOO

Syrup:

1/2 cup water + 2 tablespoons honey
4 tablespoons white sesame

What you'll need

1L Everything Olive Oil $49

Method:

Add all the liquid ingredients and then the solids, knead into a soft dough.
Leave it in a warm place to double in size for 40 minutes.
Add some flour to your work surface and roll out the dough into 2 large ovals
Using your fingertips press small holes all over the surface of your ovala without piercing it.
Using a pastry brush spread the honey water all over the lagana and sprinkle with sesame to top.
Let your Lagana rest for 15 minutes
Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes until golden brown