OverviewThe kaak is a very famous Middle Eastern bread. It is a popular flat-bread resembling a large bagel or a doughnut found in the whole of the Middle East. In Beirut, in Lebanon, this bread is shaped in a tear-drop with a hole in the middle, making it look like a hanging purse. The kaak bread is quite a popular street food. You will find the by-lanes of cities smelling with the aroma of freshly baked kaak. The shape of it varies from country to country. In some places, it looks like a huge doughnut or bagel. Only with a bigger hole in the middle. Whatever the shape may be, this is a very delicious bread and tastes best with a cup of Middle-Eastern aromatic tea. Kaak is made using very simple ingredients. The most important aspect of a kaak is its gluten structure. It gives it the bounce and texture of the bread. Slightly crunchier on the outside, light, airy and soft when you bite into it. The biggest challenge one can face while making the gluten free version of any form of bread is the choice of flour and the ingredients that will help mimic the glutenous protein structure otherwise found naturally in wholewheat flours. We use guar and xanthan gum. These gums provide stability and structure, to the bread and also thicken it. These stabilizers also provide a faux protein structure that is found, in glutenous flours. A combination of potato starch, rice milk, and baking powder is used as raising agents. The hard work pays off when we get an almost similar looking and tasting kaak. That is found in every nook and corner on the streets of the Middle East. You can warm it up before consumption. The packing is quite sturdy and sealed to maintain the freshness of the kaak.