"Allan Adler" > wrote in message
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> He buried the flat dough in
> hot ashes and covered it with sand. Then he waited."

> I think that if I tried to do this, I would wind up eating a lot of sand
> and ashes.

They add texture and flavor. ;-)

> Does someone know more precise instructions for this method of
> baking bread?

Having witnessed it myself I can say that that's a pretty accurate statement
of the actual procedure. The dough is quite dry to begin with so not as much
sand and ashes adhere to the bread as you might think. (In fact I don't
recall any sand doing so.) The baking takes place so fast that I suppose
they don't get much of a chance. I've also had a posher version of this
bread that was cooked on a metal plate of some sort set on the coals.

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Bob
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