Homemade Flatbread
Nothing is better than making your flatbread at home! This flatbread is SUPER easy with a never-fail recipe!
Servings: 6 Servings
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Dry Active Yeast
- 1 cup Warm Water 38ºC/100ºF, divided
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 2 cups Unbleached Flour
- 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil Extra Virgin
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine yeast, ½ cup of warm water, and sugar. Allow yeast to bloom for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a separate medium mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt.
- Once the yeast has bloomed, add to the mixing bowl with the flour and slowly mix in the rest of the water. The dough will be shaggy at this point.
- Add the olive oil to the dough and use your hand to knead the dough in the bowl for 10 minutes until the dough starts forming. See troubleshooting tips.
- Add a drizzle of olive oil around your mixing bowl to coat the sides. Cover the bowl with a damp kitchen towel or plastic wrap.
- Place the bowl in a warm place and allow to rise for 30-60 minutes. Tip: Place the bowl in a cold oven with the oven light on - this will create a warm environment for your dough to rise.
- Turn dough over on a lightly floured surface. Divide into 6 equal parts and place under the damp kitchen towel to make sure they don't dry out.
- Heat a Cast Iron or a Non-Stick Pan on medium heat.
- Take one piece of dough out onto the lightly floured surface and shape it into a round flat disk. Using your hands or a rolling pin, flatten the dough keeping it in a round shape - about ¼" thick, 6" in diameter. Remember, once the dough hits the hot pan it will instantly shrink.
- Place rolled-out dough onto the hot pan and allow the underside to cook for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Flip to cook the other side. Optional: While the underside is cooking, brush on some Avocado Oil on the top of the dough to prevent it from drying. Be careful as some other oils have a lower smoke point and may burn quickly.
- Remove flatbread and set it aside on a cooling rack. Repeat steps 9 & 10 for the rest of the dough. You can alternatively save some of the leftover dough in an air-tight container and make it the next morning.
- Optional: Before serving the warm bread, drizzle on some olive oil and sprinkle on some flakey sea salt.
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