Daktyla facts for kids
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| Type | Bread |
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| Place of origin | Greece |
| Main ingredients | Wheat flours, fine cornmeal |
Daktyla (Greek: Δάχτυλα) is a leavened 'country' or 'village' bread from Greece, but also popular in Cyprus and Turkey.
It has a segmented shape resembling fingers of bread, which give it its name of 'finger bread' (Δάχτυλα, Daktyla in Greek means "fingers"), which is made by making deep slashes in a loaf before baking, or making a row of rolls of dough and allowing them to become attached to each other at proving stage. It is traditionally made from a 'country' flour, which is a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds, some recipes also include nigella seeds in the dough.
See also
In Spanish: Daktyla para niños
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