Comments on: Holy Bread (Qurban)

By: kim

kim — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:41:31 +0000

This is a HOLY bread and nothing like klacheh. It is used at Eucharist as qurban in the Orthodox Church. Thank you for the receipe i needed it because tomorrow is Sunday and it is my turn to make it so that our priest can use some of it for the bread and the wine (the body of Christ)and the rest distributed to the rest of the Parish after communion.

By: Diana

Diana — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:47:35 +0000

I just made this recipe, and it is absolutely delicious, however, it was like cookie dough and not bread dough. We were only able to get 14 “cookies” out of this batch. I make holy bread all the time, and use over 4 cups of water to make the bread dough. What did we do wrong? It also didn’t say what to do with the butter, so we just added it to the flour. The flavor is truly amazing; but I was hoping for a lighter weight bread – not a heavy cookie. Am I wrong, or does it need more liquid? I always thought yeast is activated by water or liquid – not flour.

By: Mastic

Mastic — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:43:06 +0000

[...] is added to custards, jams and puddings, like muhallabieh or ashtalieh. It is added to breads, like holy breads. It is added in the marinade of [...]

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:28:59 +0000

I am a Melkite in the USA. We use this bread for Eucharist as qurban. I make it often but do not use fragrant waters, except on special occasions.

By: Rula

Rula — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:21:47 +0000

This bread is DELICIOUS!!! It is a slightly sweet and wonderful smelling bread…very addictive. If you havent’ tried you are missing out.

By: zoon

zoon — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:57:27 +0000

Thanks Joumana for the great recipe !!! a taste that brings back memory and grows wings…
some bakeries still prepare it on daily basis, like in Bekaa Valley (Zahlé), either in Easter period or not.

Joumana, in which church exactly the priest spit on the devil?
am Melkite Catholic from Sidon (my parents might know your mom, lool) and lived in Sidon and Beyrouth for 25 years, and attended mass regularly in Grec Catholic churches and never heard this… it might have been abandoned by some churches and left to the discretion of the priest himself…

Does anyone know if I can get those molds from Paris?

thanks, and glad to be a blogger of your website

By: Ziad

Ziad — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:52:58 +0000

I saw Qurban on the outskirts of a souk in Tripoli on my trip to Lebanon in July.

By: The Gypsy Chef

The Gypsy Chef — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:29:41 +0000

Joumana,
This bread sounds wonderful. Can’t wait to sample the aroma. I have to make it.
Pam

By: Holy bread

Holy bread — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:33:00 +0000

[...] This is a recipe I posted already here. [...]

By: Simon Jonsson

Simon Jonsson — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:42:24 +0000

Hello!

My name is Simon Jonsson och I am from Sweden. I wonder what the words on the coptic bread stamp means? And what does the 12 crosses and the arrow means? What is the symbolic meaning?

Thanks,

Simon