Flatbread Dough Recipe
Learn how to make yeastless homemade flatbread. This recipe goes back to basics with the simplest ingredients.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon table salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- cornmeal or flour for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
- For this recipe you can use a stand mixer or a food processor. Add flour and salt to a stand mixer with dough hook attachment, turn onto stir setting and mix for 1 minute. For a food processor add flour and salt and pulse until well mixed.
- With the mixer off, add water and oil. Turn stand mixer onto stir or food processor on pulse for about 1 minute until a dough ball forms, scraping down sides as needed.
- Transfer the dough ball to a lightly floured work surface. Knead it with lightly floured hands for 2 minutes until the surface of the dough becomes smooth. If the dough is too sticky to handle, add 1-2 more tablespoons of flour.
- Divide into 2 equal balls.
- Use a floured rolling pin to roll out each ball into a long oval. Thinner is better for this dough.
- Dust 2 baking sheets with cornmeal and place flatbread on top.
- Liberally poke surface of flatbread with fork (don’t be skimpy with the holes or the dough will puff up).
- Bake flatbread for 6-8 minutes or until edges are turning golden brown and flatbread is nearly cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and brush flatbread with olive oil all the way to the edges, add desired toppings and bake per recipe instructions - normally another 10 minutes.