Tangy, thick and creamy, labneh (labnah, labne) is basically yogurt cheese. Making Labneh is really simple. One needs goats milk yogurt or full fat cow’s milk yogurt and a little salt. Hang it in muslin and let time do the hard work. In Middle Eastern homes and particularly those In the Levant , good Labneh is as non-negotiable as good Hummus. To accompany the Labneh I have made pita chips. Whenever I make pita bread, I convert the left overs into healthy and crunchy pita chips which we can enjoy guilt free over the next few days, sometimes with Labneh and other times with Hummus.
Ingredients:
800 grams fullfat yogurt
3/4 tsp salt
1- 1 1/2 tsp evoo
zàatar
3 pita breads
evoo
salt to taste
1 1/2 -2 tbsp zàatar
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Hello from shraddha from love bites labne and pita chips today labne is nothing but extra thick creamy tangy strained hung yogurt it is an alternative to cream cheese but lighter of course it’s healthier if you make it at home it lasts well in the refrigerator for up to two weeks in an
Airtight container you can also make small balls out of the lavenae and roll them in zarta and so these come out well too use the labne as a dip or as a sandwich spread in a fatty or even in a meze platter works beautifully pita chips are healthy
Alternative to chips etc make them at home with pita which is bought from the market all baked at home very easy to do you can season it with the dukkha or with zarta whatever you feel like i like both it lasts very well up to two to
Three days or even a week in an airtight container follow all the recipes it’s all given in the description box below do subscribe do like and click on the bell icon for notifications until next time bye bye let’s make our laboner today for that take a bowl to
The bowl add a cloth if you have cheesecloth please use that we’re going to take some thick full fat curd and add it to the cloth once you’ve added the thick curd take a bit of salt and add that just mix it gather up the ends make a portly and just tie it
Take a sieve put it on a bowl put the bag of curd on this and keep it refrigerated for 24 hours let’s work on our pita chips for that take a pita bread and just split it do this carefully you need to get it into halves here
Like this we’re going to separate it after you have separated it take extra virgin olive oil and just smear it on the pita heat your ovens to 218 degrees centigrade after you have applied the oil take a bit of salt and sprinkle that don’t put too much
Turn it over apply oil on the other sides dough oil on the other side is done wee bit of salt and now some zartar you can use dukkha also tastes really good but today i had saturn on me some sprinklings arter like this we’re going to do it on both the sides
After a liberal sprinkling of the zartar on all sides we’re going to take a pizza cutter and just cut do whatever size you want to and like this we’re going to make them into triangles once the triangles are done make sure you keep them in one layer not
Overlapping each other on a baking sheet and we’re going to keep it in the oven to crisp up i have not used parchment paper because i felt after several times that i’ve made it that if it’s directly on the baking tray it gets hotter and more crisp
Our ovens have heated to 218 let’s keep it inside to bake for five to ten minutes and try and turn it over once if you can let’s check yes see beautifully crisp take it out and just let it cool in fact some are little but i like it this so it’s okay but
Pretty much all are really good let’s have a look at our labane it was sitting in the refrigerator for 36 hours here is the way that i’ve collected from it see quite a bit of whey has come out now let’s see yeah check how thick it is
Almost like paneer now we’re going to take it out in another bowl and i’ll show you how we are supposed to serve this after you’ve added the labone in a bowl just make some circular motions and just try and make a circular pattern after you have done that take a bit of
Extra virgin olive oil and just pour a bit take some zarta and sprinkle that so here is the recipe for labone and pita chips with zartar a beautiful combination works well for breakfast sandwich bread appetizers snacks it’s healthy and wholesome so give it a try guys thank you
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My favourite ❤
Yumzieee!! I can devour the whole dish!