{"id":1860,"slug":"lahoh-spongy-flatbread-i","title":"Lahoh (Spongy Flatbread) I","description":"Lahoh, alternately called laḥūḥ (Arabic: لحوح‎) is a griddle-cake made similar to a pancake, but with a slightly different texture and notable for its porous texture on one side.","ingredients_raw":["3 tbsp semolina","2½ cups lukewarm water, divided","1 cup cold water","3 cup of wheat flour or sorghum flour","1 tsp rock salt","2 tsp dried yeast","Dab of margarine or vegetable oil for greasing pan"],"ingredients_norm":["semolina","lukewarm water","cold water","wheat flour or sorghum flour","rock salt","dried yeast","dab of margarine or vegetable oil for greasing pan"],"steps":["Combine semolina and ½ cup of lukewarm water in a bowl, then bring the mixture to a boil in saucepan. Remove from heat, place in a bowl, and leave to thicken.","Stir cold water into the semolina mixture.","Stir in rock salt until fully dissolved into the mixture.","Stir in the wheat flour and yeast.","Mix in another 2 cups of lukewarm water until you get a thin batter.","Cover the batter and let it rest until it is risen and bubbly.","Grease a skillet or frying pan with a little margarine, and heat over medium heat.","Ladle some batter into the pan, and let it spread out. A tiny bit of flour sprinkled in the pan helps prevent sticking.","Cook the batter until the top surface is covered with air pockets like a sponge. Flip to the other side, and cook for about 5 seconds. Remove and let cool. Repeat the cooking process with the remaining batter."],"categories":["Flatbread recipes","Middle Eastern recipes","Kosher recipes","Recipes for flatbread","Recipes for pancakes","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes using sorghum flour","Recipes using semolina","Recipes using vegetable oil","Recipes using margarine","Jewish Yemenite recipes"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":20,"servings":"8–10","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Lahoh_(Spongy_Flatbread)_I","source_ref":"4630060","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Lahoh_(Spongy_Flatbread)_I&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"a045b0a9b8f1a02e790a969cb8ce90db1b1dd8a72d5809d877094b8e1f4c8c08","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:07Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:07Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/lahoh-spongy-flatbread-i"}