Flatbread
Dec 28, 2011Posted by Forno BravoPrintMost cultures have a form of flatbread — a leavened dough that is baked for a shorter period of time than a traditional hearth loaf or even a focaccia. They are a pleasing addition to any meal, and can be cooked in a pizza hot oven that you are using to cook other foods — which can be too hot for a hearth loaf or focaccia. Unlike a focaccia, a flatbread is cooked directly on the oven cooking hearth.
We often see families in restaurants enjoying flatbread topped with olive oil as an appetizer before a traditional Italian meal. Sometimes, after chatting about ovens with a restaurant owner or pizzaiolo, we have been sent a flatbread with compliments — and to show the pizzaiolo’s skill.
By making your own lavash crackers, you can enjoy the pleasure of a salty cracker, with having to worry about the trans-fats that make up virtually every commercial cracker.
Flatbread
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 4 tbs olive oil
- 4 cups flour bread flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp yeast dry active
Instructions
- Using a bread machine, add the water and olive oil, then cover the liquid with flour . Add the salt (half each in two corners), then make small well in the middle of the flour and add the yeast. Start the dough cycle, which will last for roughly 90 minutes.
- Divide you dough into four round balls, and let rest for an hour.
- Toss as you would a pizza, cover with olive oil, a splash of juice from your peeled tomatoes (if you have it), a dash of oregano and perhaps a little salt.
- Cook for two minutes.
Notes
Arugula and feta
Pear and Brie
Cecina – chickpea flatbread/chickpea pizza
Focaccia - risen flatbread baked in a pan
Schiaciatta - a Tuscan flatbread between pizza and focaccia
