After brushing each flatbread lightly with olive oil, I slide the parchment off the peel on to the preheated baking sheet in the oven. A made another batch of the feta salsa (kept it pure this time) and followed the link to the flatbread. For on-the-go families, Jason's Deli created an even quicker option in the form of Jason's Express. I think its fate that I came across this today! Would you also call this Lavash? Divide dough into 3 large or 6 smaller pieces and roll out one piece at a time on an unfloured counter, to about 10-inch (for larger pieces of dough) or 7-inch rounds (smaller pieces) shape can be rustic; dough should be thin. Can you make this with whole wheat or white whole wheat flour? Also, I forgot to brush the rolled dough with oil and sprinkle with salt, and I only just saw that I was supposed to preheat the baking sheet. I ground up a bunch of different grains and made this as you said, and it turned out fantastic!!! I sprinkled it with some grated parmigiano reggiano for an extra salty bite. Have become addicted to these, which are delicious and incredibly easy to make. What else should I use? Quite good. :) Thank you! And I can see I am not the only one. And yes, I did this on my pizza stone too. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. It went as beautifully with a winter meal as I imagine it did with your summer meal. I know lavash is thinner. I should have increased the salt a bit too. Great recipe, thanks! So we made flatbread pizzas! Served with a cup of au jus. Todays another double day, one batch so super fast in the morning for a coworkers goodbye party (normally I would never attempt baking before school, but theyre amazing like that), and then I just HAD to make a second batch this evening for myself again. Ive made it a bunch of times now. It was extremely easy to make, and does look & taste impressiveI have a pretty sparse kitchen, as a poor graduate student, and this is a great recipe for me since I had all the ingredients on hand already. these couldnt be easier and are delicious. Aug 31, 2018 - We're not saying they're right. I just made these for dinner, but my toddler and I have already devoured most of one of the flatbreads because once we sampled a bit, we couldnt stop! My turn to bring the letter snack to preschool this week. My sis broadcasts live 5 nights a week! If youre in a rush and dont have time to preheat an oven, you can also throw this dough out on a dry, medium heat cast iron skillet. I agree with previous commenters who liked them crispier. Fantastic! Husband and I have renamed it from flatbread to crackbread. I make these at least once a week. Does it have to be parchment paper? Oh boy! You are right, the results are perfect. I have one baking in the oven right now. Both were quite good. 1/2 pound of hot roast beef, provolone, mayo, toasted on New Orleans French bread. Dont skimp on the salt heck add more. The ratio of flour to baking powder to water is very important to make it crisp. It wasnt the highlight of my cracker recipes. I would eat it all! In fact I tried to feed some to the ducks in the park, and they rejected it, I admit I was a little insulted. I am thinking next time that I might add just a dash of sugar for an extra pop! Hey Deb! But actually, I also tried it as a pizza base, and it was great! Lightly brush tops with additional oil and scatter small clusters of rosemary leaves on top (if using), pressing in slightly. This recipe is a going to be a regular in our house. I may play around with it more, but this was a bit of a miss for me. $11.69+. Some of my less-than-sane friends organize a food challenge dinner where they pick one ingredient and assign courses to each couple (and me, solo sigh) and you have to incorporate said ingredient, with some very fascinating combos you try putting pork in a dessert. And! I thought I had rolled it out paper thin maybe next time Ill poke some fork tines in it to give it more of a saltine appearance, and maybe that will help? Roll it out part of the way, let it relax more. I bet you could use King Arthurs White Whole Wheat flour in these entirely. $13.79+. This took about two seconds to do, which is important when Im already exhausted from the amount of baking and dishes Ive done before breakfast, and came out deliciously. So allow me to reword this. Like many people, Im avoiding going out in public as much as possible right now because getting sick would be Very Bad. It will most certainly be The Recipe of the Century!!! I had some leftover garlic olive oil after making the dip, so I used it on top of the flatbread in place of regular olive oil. What did I do wrong? This is my first time making any type of flatbread, so Im pretty happy with the result (and somewhat impressed with myself). I made the flatbread yesterday to go with some roasted eggplants with buttermilk sauce and pomegranate seeds. I love homemade crackers! #1 Best Value of 2,483 places to stay in Ustaritz. Thank you! Lightly coat a large baking sheet with olive oil. [Note: These crackers got some fresh photos in 2019 because the 2008 ones were awful. Perhaps my oven runs hot and I probably had uneven rolling, so there were not just brown spots, but more like burn spots. I have had this recipe bookmarked for a long time and finally made it today. Always love your words (and unflagging sense of gentle humour) about food, life, and the universe! 37 Best Jason's Deli Copycat Recipes ideas - Pinterest Might try a mix of white and wheat flour next time. and it was DELISH! A definite keeper! Very good, but I overbaked the edges. Would be fun during the holidays to cut into shapes, that is, if you can. Im tempted to make them pull duty as sandwich slices, maybe on either side of fresh vegetables and herbed greek yogurt . Along with the rosemary, I also added some black pepper. :). I am making this tonight to take to Sunday dinner. I topped them with salt and black sesame seeds. Thanks for this recipe! Hi there, Caaaarbs Id love to share here my tiny mistake which turned out great!!! Super easy to throw together and the dough comes together really quick. Repeat with remaining pieces of dough. An empty bowl! I cant believe how easy it was, and SO delicious! *Sigh* Thanks for sharing Deb! And then let me know your results! I made this last night- it was supposed to be a snack, but like Rachel, ended up being dinner! Im just wondering if my measurements resulted in a higher dry to liquid ingredient ratio than yours (due to flour measuring, flour brand, etc). P.S. [because I hate waiting for dough to rise, and this was as quick as a blink] It tastes wonderful with lashings of cream cheese and roasted capsicum and cashew pesto. I mill my own, so the texture is much different than whole wheat thats been sitting on the shelf. Had friends call and say they were in the neighborhood, so they stopped by for a quick hello in our backyard (6 feet apart with masks and gloves lol!). Anyone making food gifts at the holidays looking for a savory treat should try these in lieu of cookies. Running late to prepare for our guest, I trusted your advice that these could be made quickly and indeed they came together so well that I had time to make two batches one as written, and the other using thyme and black pepper in place of the rosemary. Great for lunch or as a starter. Turned out perfect using a pizza stone and no parchment paper. Thats GORGEOUS! And thanks! Avocado Toast. i either do dishes or knit (two activities i must do, but dont like to), so it doesnt feel like a total waste of time. Perfect!! I bet these would be good to make quick flatbread goat cheese pizzas. Believe it or not, Ive never brushed them with olive oil, and they are still delicious. And the results are amazing. What do you recommend? I am having a small dinner party tonight and I have been to the grocery too many times already. But I have a pretty exciting/daunting task ahead of me: stocking my very own kitchen! I have been trying to find a recipe for lavash and none of them seem right. Thanks for posting the recipe! It turned out great. BTW, I make mine on my pizza stone, works great! The rosemary is running rampant in my garden right now, and Im desperately looking for ways to use it up. Yum, it was even better than the first batch! @Jenifer from Houston: I have a blue glass bowl like that and I got mine at Cost Plus, which I believe is called Cost Plus World Market in Texas. Served with blue corn chips and salsa. <3. Fifty recipes is my goal, and this is one of the first I tried (wrote about it: http://foodanddo.lindsaybeeson.com/2011/10/08/day-18-of-101-chipping-away-at-my-fifty-recipes/). I just keep my eye on them and poke the bubbles with a knife so they deflate, but wondering if anyone knows a better way to prevent the bubbles from occurring at all? I would have cooked them longer but the edges were already quite brown. Delicious homemade flatbread, here I come! The filling is really what counts, and the frozen dough is so convenient! Thank you, Well. Super quick, easy, and delicious. And so easy! These were absolutely perfect for dinner the other night, with Ottolenghis beetroot and zaatar dip (from Jerusalem have you tried it yet? Just made them for an after school snack :) The kids LOVED them! I have a hard time putting more than one on the pizza stone at a time so have found that if you merely leave them on the parchment paper and heave the combo on the oven rack they bake just fine allowing me to make more faster! So thank you for the simple recipes and pumping up the courage with success at the excellent spelt everything crackers. Thanks! Im pregnant, and have been in a baking mood lately. It was really easy to get them crispy in preheated cast iron! I brought church refreshments this past Sunday and opted to make these crackers to go with the spinach dip, instead of the store bought cracker options. It comes together in about 15 seconds flat, bakes in about 10 minutes and if you dont live in our apartment, will hopefully last a bit longer. I made this last night for the first time, and I was a little surprised by the flakiness. Its the only sea salt I have in the pantry right now and I like the way black salt looks on light food. I am such a rosemary junkie, I think I have to try it it seems so completely approachable. Unfortunately the cheese hasnt drained enough yet, but the flatbread turned out well. For my first time, it turned out great. Mine came out more like biscuits :-( Any tips? Its possible to find pareve (non-dairy/non-meat) dough in the Kosher frozen food section or at a Kosher butcher or grocery store. I usually serve with some kind of spreadable dip, the latest of which is Spicy Ceci Bean Puree from Epicurious. I know theres one in Austin so there should be one in Houston. YUM! I let the whole thingbake a few more minutes. Tried this recipe tonight. you are in for a treat!). we made it with some sesame seeds, oregano, and garlic cooked it for just a few minutes then topped it pizza style. Too bad Im not at home, where we have a huge rosemary bush. A little late to the party; Ive made this several times and its great. I am newly on Keto, so gonna give these a go with fear and trepidation, for our small group tomorrow night. You say to heat up one and then oil another? Served with a cup of au jus. I just put the sauce and pizza ingredients right on the raw crust. And while the first batch had terrific flavor, it was not at all crispy and I had left it in for at least 20 minutes. And what a gorgeous website best recipes I have come across in a long time. I tried this a couple days ago. check. Your email address will not be published. Hi DebIm way late to the flatbread party, but I made two batches of this over the weekend (one with rosemary, and one with a sundried tomato/oregano/basil spice blendyum! Delicious! This has just qualified as a staple in my kitchen. (as I was told not to do by all the family bakers ready with their advice!) Avocado Toast. Thank you. I am making these right now. I think these crackers would be the perfect contribution. Grilled, 100% antibiotic-free chicken breast, sliced avocado, lemon crema, chipotle aioli, jalapeno pepper jack, pickled red onions on a traditional Mexican-style roll. Ive made it a teeny bit thicker so I could slice down the middle and insert a slab of butter Is that bad???!!! An outstanding share! Or chopped black olives, fresh oregano and some of those oven roasted tomatoes. I made this fabulous flatbread first for myself and then two days later for a party (yep, its that good!) Emily, wonderful idea to use this as a pizza shell!! hi i made this today using whole wheat flour (100%) and thyme (thats what i had in the herb garden) and everyone loves them. So I turned to SK, and I was not disappointed. Thats what I need to go with it! Man oh man, came here and yes, of course, thats where I read it. So good! So, I am on it!! When I realized just how fast I would run out of fresh ingredients it had the potential to be pretty dispiriting, so I decided that rather than lament what I couldnt have, Id challenge myself to use up the contents of my fridge, freezer and pantry as creatively as possible so I could delay going shopping again as long as possible. Ill add this to my collection of take to work or share with friends recipes. But it was so quick and easytonight:-). I noticed on the web that another person had same experience and added an egg. We have a rosemary bush in the yard that is going crazy, and everything else in the pantry it was meant to be! So I DID make these last Friday, and they were delicious. Lastly, for easier blending, use slightly warm water, and mix it and the olive oil together before pouring it in. Im making some tomorrow! Paired well with the rest of my dinner tonight and I loved them! Making good use of the rosemary tree I received for Christmas. K. kylemic. I have tested various recipes in my quest for a tender, moist and fluffy flat/pita/naan bread. So I made these with fresh chives, a sprinkling of dried thyme, whole wheat flour, and a bit of extra sea salt, and served them with salmon ceviche, pickled tomatillos, and guacamole. They were so good! I made this for the first time for this years thanksgiving to go with Brie en Croute. Thank you for a great recipe! Yea! Decided to try it with black pepper and parmesan, in the oven now. It goes really great with some hummus (artichoke and spinach, anyone?). Ooo, this reminds me of the homemade herb crackers I made awhile back. They are a big hit for a wine-time snack! Overall I found the flatbread to be yummy, so much so that before the second flatbread had finished baking, Id nibbled my way through half of the first cooling flatbread. I did 1 C WW pastry flour, 3/4 C all-purpose, worked great! Always comes out great. Substituting honey for olive oil and putting in about a 1/3 cup of sunflower seeds and then sprinkling cinnamon sugar on top is awesome, too (if youre feeling adventurous; it tastes like a not-so-sweet cookie). Served with chips or baked chips (150/100 cal) and a pickle (5 cal). SO good with goats cheese. Ill be checking here daily! $11.81 +. Make a well in center, then add water and oil and gradually stir into flour with a wooden spoon until a dough forms. I put some basil in too. The second round is baking now with cinnamon sugar on top :) Thank you again, LOVE your site. If anyone out there is debating over this one, definitely go for it! thanks! LOVE YOU, Smitten Kitchen. Maybe I should use the rest on this! No need to heat the tray I mean, you can, but I didnt find any great benefit to it here. They are almost buttery in texture. We love these, make them all the time, and they get eaten up immediately. And for the next two that I rolled out properly thin (really thin), I found 12 minutes to be optimal. I just made this to have on hand in lieu of dinner after we hit the cheese market on our block later today (flatbreads + French triple cream + honey + walnuts = cant even fathom how good it will be). They didnt crisp up and they were a bit dry. These are so tasty and easy and Im thanking you dearly for the break from saltines! I skimmed it mostly; I havent had time to go through and see if theres even anything I could add to the conversation, as he covered the topic so well. The photos are gorgeous. Enjoy! Guess whats in the oven right now (at 11:45pm!!). Its been ridiculously hot in Boston all week, so naturally I cranked up the oven in my not-air-conditioned oven and made them. Funny how life works: I just stumbled upon this recipe via Surprise Me, and as I read through it, it occurred to me that they resembled the Spanish olive oil tortas that I bought on Tuesday. Must just be me. I made this flat bread over the weekend as a pizza crust. Or these layered yogurt flatbreads, but theyre not fluffy and pita-ish. This looks much quicker. But man, that guy knows his stuff. I love flatbread but I never even thought about making it myself. They are so easy and the result so wonderful, even many days later, that you cant not make them. Thank you so much! Such a fantastic recipe. My sis just made this on her tv/website show! Thank you Deb! Pure delight. That issue of Gourmet was one of the best EVERand I, too, have made most everything in the section on herbs, including this flatbread! Im going to try yours. I made these with Zaatar and they turned out great! I made this recipe to create little crackers using dog and duck playdoh cookie cutters. Added cilantro, crushed pistachios andslivered sundried tomatoes in oil to flatbread base recipe . Any ideas on dip or ac compliments to the bread? scrumdiddles!!! I love this! each). Thanks for another to add to my folder of recipes! When I lived in Italy and was pathetically broke, I came up with an easy (and cheap) recipe for an herbed, crisp flatbread that my roommates and I lived on. I woke up this morning and realized that I did not think of a quick bite for our pre-dinner cocktails. crisp rosemary flatbread - smitten kitchen still came out fantastic. I tried it as-is yesterday and it came out smashing. I doubled the recipe, and had to put three in the oven at once so we wouldnt be late, and I ran out of olive oil at 1/2 cup and had to fill up the last sixth with vegetable oil, and I didnt have time to push in little sprigs, and I ran out of parchment paper on bread four, so had to reuse a few, and the papers were singed and my kitchen smelled of smoke BUT THE FLATBREAD WAS AMAZING! and finding bread alternatives for the carb lover that I am is very hard especially things I can bake at home. The key to these being nice and crispy is making sure the baking sheet is HOT before putting the dough on it. They look divine and so very simple. Haha!! This is a great recipe. Required fields are marked *. Thats a beautiful looking flatbread! Heat oven to 450F. (Fresh bread for everyone else, so the gf friend needs something lovely too). Thank you for sharing. Motel des Landes. LOVED IT! Ive made this a couple of times with great success. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Made from organic sourdough bread leavened with wild yeasts for eight hours, a practice rarely taken with most crackers, they are far more flavorful. I was out of parchment paper so I just rolled it out on a Silpat and it turned out perfectly. Make a well in center, then add water and oil and gradually stir into flour with a wooden spoon until a dough forms. Ive made this at least 10 times in the past 6 weeks since I discovered it. I always give it a fast knead (about 10 strokes) and then let it rest about a half an hour. Also, because I cant resist a pun, I was putty in your hands when you said that it came together in 15 seconds flat. Sorry still confused. I made this for the first time today, and the flavor is delish!! It was reminiscent of pie dough for me. Help? I can sometimes squeeze 6 small flatbreads on a half-sheet pan; sometimes I need to bake 1 to 2 in a second batch. People always love to help themselves, dont we? I am absolutely hooked and have made this dozens of times it takes about 15 minutes start to finish and Ive got the recipe memorized by now, so its really a no-brainer to make with soup, salad, anything. I made this recipe the other night and tried a variation that comes from my home country (India), salt and anise seeds. Though I may do different herbs, since I have a sneaking suspicion that I dont have any rosemary. I have just forwarded this onto a friend who had been conducting a little research on this. But they tasted fantastic and were taken home by my GF friends who also requested the recipe. your blog is fabulous, thanks for the endless inspiration! Aaah! I am going to a Cheese Club. I had no idea it is so easy to make! Ill continue making this flatbread and try other variations of it. Use your hands to gently knead dough inside the bowl 4 or 5 times, until it comes together in a semi-smooth ball. Whoo! It is GREAT with champagne. The one of the stone did not get crisp and brown on bottom like the ones on the stone, but they all taste very good. The first one was a little too think because I didnt realized how thin you had to roll it (still ate it, still delicious). Im going to have to try your homemade goldfish next and also see if I can make my own fish-shaped cookie cutter in my jewelry and metalsmithing class this semester. I usually use a store-bought flatbread to make all kind of pizzas at home. This looks gorgeous, Deb. Also gf stuff doesnt brown so not nearly as pretty as Debs. So quick and easy, but so delicious and flaky. That was, um, a very good idea. My failing might have been with the olive oil i used a spray can (and not generously), rather than brushed, and I think this might have affected crispness. Crispy enough to complement the soft and almost creamy texture of the eggplants. I cut them into cracker size with a pizza cutter before baking. Thanks for posting this. True story with our first two births, this is what we had for dinner the night before, mere hours before labor began. Thanks all!! I added goat cheese, crab, artichoke, and roasted pepper spread as my sauce. They just werent quite crispy enough for me a bit bendy in the centers. Im trying to stay away from gluten. Oh my goodness. It looks like a keeper for my recipe file. It was a spur of the moment thing, so I didnt have any appropriate fresh herbs. Thanks for the recipe!! I added a little dried basil as well, and was happy with it. They are phenomenal and impressed the heck out of everyone. Served with a cup of au jus. (http://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/Olive-Oil-Tortas). will definitely make it again with the rosemary. So apparently, next time the crackers will be even better, which will be fun. I found the dough to be pretty dry and crumbly after the initial liquid/dry ingredient mix (like, I had a hard time getting all the flour mixed into the water/oil). The recipe was very easy to follow and produced a beautiful batch of flatbread. plus, it gives ya neat pieces!!! This flatbread sounds like just the bread to attempt on my maiden bread-making endevour! Yummmm just made these today on Australia Day I was serving ratatouille tonight, and didnt have time to make fresh bread these were the perfect solution, as they were done in 20 minutes, and everyone loved them. I love fresh rosemary! Im quite intimidated by baking bread, but you make it look so flawless and easy!! I think anyone that has an aversion to baking bread should start with this one. The first ball was a little and not to crispy, so it was probably a couple of minutes underbaked. Marilyn. Ive made it twice since then.. Oh yeahlove the blog! I am confused. Its so good I ate the whole first cracker when it came out of the oven and realized I needed to make a second batch. Thank you for this recipe. Thanks for all the inspiration! I just made a batchsent the picture to my bf who (loves all things bread-like and with rosemary on them). I just whipped these beautiful flatbreads out in about 15 minutes. Its delicious. So, I am trying to put these in a Tupperware container to take to a potluck, but I keep breaking off a piece to eat! I think I will definitely try it out. This may have just become one of my avoid the pandemic go-to foods. I had to restrain myself from eating it all in one go. Delighted! Ive been making this recipe since the magazine came out. A heartier flour or more dry climate could affect it though. Great way to use up all of this weeks CSA rosemary! Kim Only one of mine bubbled up and it was the thinnest one so maybe not rolling them out quite that much will help keep the bubbles from forming? Id bake it again but I managed to set off our WAAAY too sensitive fire alarm so I am a little nervous about that they werent even burning and only mildly browned! Do you actually use the heavy baking pan you leave in the oven when preheating? I cant wait to get reviews from the family. Ive made this recipe it was one of my best received homemade crackers and my sister proclaimed it her favorite cracker ever, just under goldfish, which I consider an achievement. I immediately had to make it. I may have gobbled it all up by tonight, it is so wonderful together, Thanks a lot for adding the weights, too, it makes it a lot easier for me *heart*. I sometimes make my own by oiling a brown paper bag with olive oil. So just a little confused about the baking pan do you use two? A girl can dream, cant she. I recommend making Paula Wolferts hummus recipe to dip the flatbreads. They go extremely well with goat cheese (both plain and flavored), and I cannot tell you how many people asked for the recipe. The dough, though, makes it a bit difficult: it was kind of shrinking and tearing apart when rolled probably because the flour is really whole grain, so I added some water after the first rounds and it was better, but in the end, the shape didnt matter. It was amazing. Also, it needs a sprinkle of salt before baking, which the recipe says but I omitted and I shouldnt have. It was crisp throughout and nicely flakey. Thanks. Made 3 batches. Thanks for commenting! Goes great with the bratwurst for our German themed dinner. Love, love, love this recipe! I really love it. Made this tonight and it turned out great. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! (I am also at about 4800 ft elevation, so that may have impacted my baking time? Dear Brooklynbee. I wonder if you could make this on a pizza stone? I did follow recipe exactly. Also, made smaller and cooked in a cast iron skillet (too hot to use oven here, today!) Needed crackers for appetizers and did not want to deal with grocery store traffic on Christmas Eve, this is easy and tasty! Fantastic with goat cheese. Ive been in love with some flatbread that I got at the grocery store, and I was just thinking about how Id love to make it at home. Divine! Some things you can try: with herbs, try fresh basil, parsley, or oregano; with the flour, switch out half for oat or chickpea flour; with the baking powder, try two teaspoons and 400 when you want a softer bread. Kept really well in a sealed container throughout the week. Ill give it another try soon! Within the hour we had these!!! Also, maybe my oven runs low, but these took a good 15 minutes to get golden in color.
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