Snacks & baking

Gurilmaa (Mongolian butter flatbread)

A flat Mongolian flatbread made with flour, butter and yeast, pan-fried until the crust is golden and the crumb is soft. It goes well with soups and meat dishes.

45 min
4 servings
Advanced
Budget-friendly
🇲🇳 Mongolia

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Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Salt

Optional extras

1 tbsp Milk

Nutrition facts

473 kcal per serving

Protein: 13.9 g
Carbohydrates: 68 g
of which sugars: 1.6 g
Fat: 14.8 g
Fiber: 3.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water and let it rest for 5 minutes.
In a mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt, then add the yeasted water and the melted butter.
Knead the dough for 8 minutes until smooth and elastic.
Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
Divide the dough into 4 balls and flatten them into discs about 1 cm thick.
Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the flatbreads for 4 to 5 minutes per side over medium heat.
Serve warm, cut into pieces.