Taftan (bread)

Leavened bread from Iran

Taftan

Alternative names| Taftoon
Type| Bread
Place of origin|  Iran
Region or state| Iran
Main ingredients| Flour, saffron, cardamom

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Taftan or taftoon (Persian: تافتون) is a leavened flour bread from Iran, introduced to Kuwaiti and South Asian cuisines.[1] It is made with refined flour, milk, yoghurt, and eggs and baked in a clay oven.[1] It is sometimes flavoured with saffron and a small amount of cardamom powder, and may be decorated with seeds such as poppy seeds.[2]

## See also

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* Barbari bread
* Lavash, an unleavened flatbread
* Pita
* Samoon
* Sangak, a leavened flatbread found in Iran
* Sheermal, similar to taftan, often with added fruits and murabba

## References

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1. ^ a b Babbar, P. (1988). Rotis and Naans of India. Bombay: Vakils, Feffer and Simons Ltd.
2. ^ "nan taftoon recipe ( Taftoon Bread In the Iranian way ) - Magchi". Archived from the original on 2022-12-09.

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