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Matzah is a mixture of flour and water that is typically baked or cooked on a hot skillet. Some individuals add oil or honey to their dough recipe. It is an unleavened bread that is typically made around the time of Passover and for the week-long festival of Unleavened Bread. This is something you can purchase online or in stores. Our family prefers to make it fresh at home.
For the week of Unleavened Bread, we like to spice up our recipe and add different seasonings and experiment with our dough. As the week goes on, we’ll be sharing more Matzah Bread Recipes!
When reading scripture, the first reference of eating matzah and celebrating Passover is in Exodus 12. God commanded his people to remove the leaven from their homes, before they departed from Egypt. We can look through scripture and see references of Passover and Unleavened Bread being celebrated and eaten. The event that most Christians know as the ‘Last Supper’ is a dinner honoring Passover before Yeshua/Jesus was offered as our Passover Lamb.
You can read about our family’s statement of faith and how we celebrate Passover in our blog ‘How We Celebrate a Gospel Centered Passover‘.
We pray that if you are choosing to celebrate Passover or the Feast of Unleavened Bread for the first time you take simple steps and not get overwhelmed. Keep your focus on Yahweh/God and Yeshua/Jesus not on all the traditions. He knows your intentions. If you have any questions feel free to drop a comment below or shoot us an email. We pray blessings over you and your family.
Matzah – Unleavened Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups Organic All-Purpose Flour (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 1/3 cup Olive Oil
- 1/2 cup Water
Instructions
- Turn on oven broiler 525°
- Place the flour, salt and olive oil in a standing mixing bowl and slowly stir in the water until combined. Mix until dough forms a rough ball.
- Place the dough on a clean spot on your kitchen counter. Cut the dough into 12 small balls — this is easiest if you cut the ball in half, then in half again, then into thirds.
- On a lightly-floured surface, use your hand to flatten each ball into a 3-inch patty. Use a rolling pin to roll each patty into a 6- to 8-inch circle. The shapes can be irregular, but the dough should be so thin you can almost see through it. (It's good to turn the dough a few times as you roll to prevent sticking, but you don't need to worry about it too much as the dough is easy to peel of the counter.)
- Put a few pieces of the rolled-out dough on a 13 x 18-inch baking sheet. Prick the dough all over with a fork (this keeps it from puffing up too much).
- Bake on broil for 2 to 4 minutes, keeping a very close eye on them, until they are golden and puffed in spots. Flip the matzos over and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more on the second side, until golden. Repeat with all the dough and let cool completely.
Extra Teachings on the Feast of Unleavened Bread:
“Also, taking a piece of matzah, he made the b’rakhah (blessing), broke it, gave it to them and said, “This is my body, which is being given for you; do this in memory of me.” – Luke 22:19
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