Recipe: Homemade flatbread
Flour and Water Flatbread, two simple ingredients that make a magical combination
Homemade flatbreads are easy and only require 2 ingredients, flour, water. Great for serving alongside curries, used as wraps or covered with cheese and grilled like an instant pizza. Adding a pinch of salt is optional but not necessary.
How to make Flour and Water Flatbread
Unlike traditional bread recipes using yeast, flour and water flatbreads only require a few minutes of kneading to form an elastic dough. Resting the dough is the important part to let the gluten relax and form a stronger structure, which will make the dough easier to roll out.
Ingredients
- 300 g flour
- Water
- Pinch of salt optional
Instructions
- Place flour and salt in a bowl. Add small amounts of water to the flour, mixing to form a dough. Do this slowly until it’s nice and firm. If you add too much water and it becomes wet just add more flour to bring it back.
- Knead for 1 minute until dough is soft and well combined. Wrap in cling film and let it sit for 5 – 10 minutes.
- Divide mixture into 4 and roll into balls. On a non-stick work surface roll balls out as thin as you can. it’s ok if they are not perfect circles. Pick up flatbread and gently stretch the dough from left to right, turning it in a circle to stretch evenly.
- Add flatbreads one at a time to a hot dry frying pan (no oil or butter) and cook each side for 30 seconds - 1 minute. They will rise and puff up with little air pockets and flatten down again once off the heat.
- Keep flatbreads warm by covering with foil until ready to use.
