Easy Sesame Garlic Flatbread Food

GARLIC HERB FLATBREAD

Steps:

• To a large mixing bowl, add yeast, garlic, herbs, sea salt, organic cane sugar, all-purpose flour, and spelt flour and whisk.
• Make a well in the dry ingredients and add olive oil and two-thirds of the warm water to start (1/2 cup or 120 ml as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size). Stir with a wooden spoon to mix. Add more water as needed until a dough forms.
• Transfer to a clean, well-floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic - about 2 minutes - adding more flour as needed to prevent sticking.
• Wipe out mixing bowl and add a bit of oil (1 tsp as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size). Roll dough around to coat and position seam-side down in the bowl. Cover with a damp towel or plastic wrap. Set in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.
• Once doubled in size (see photo), cut dough into 6 even pieces (amount as original recipe is written // adjust if altering batch size), arrange on a clean surface, and lay a damp towel on top. Let rest.
• In the meantime, heat a large skillet (electric or cast iron) to medium-high heat (~375 degrees F/ 190 C).
• One at a time on a lightly floured surface, roll each piece of dough into a large circle that's fairly thin (not paper thin, but less than 1/8th inch thick - see photo).
• Lightly grease preheated skillet and lay down flatbread. Don't touch, cook for 2 ½ minutes. Flip and cook for 2 ½ minutes on the other side. Repeat, adding more oil to coat surface, until all flatbread is cooked.
• Enjoy immediately, or let cool completely and store in a well-sealed bag or container up to 3 days (though best when fresh).

MEDITERRANEAN FLATBREAD SERVED IN A TRAY AND TOPPED WITH ARUGULA, TOMATOES, SMOKED SALMON AND MORE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Prepare a large sheet pan and brush with extra virgin olive oil. Sprinkle the bottom of pan with cornmeal, about 2-3 tbsp.
• Lightly flour a clean work surface. Place pizza dough on top and roll and stretch dough to a 12 x 8 rectangle or oval. Transfer stretched dough to prepared sheet pan.
• Lightly brush top of dough with extra virgin olive oil and season with oregano and za'atar spice. Bake in heated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until dough is golden and slightly crisp on bottom. Remove from heat.
• In a bowl, combine arugula and tomato. Drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and a dash of Za'atar spice. Mix to combine. Set aside for a moment.
• Spread a thin layer of hummus evenly over the pizza crust. Top with the arugula and tomato mixture. Now arrange the remaining ingredients on top evenly. Sprinkle a little more za'atar spice and dried oregano all over.
• To serve as an appetizer, slice pizza into small rectangles. You'll get 15 or more pieces. Enjoy!

SESAME FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat a baking sheet under the broiler. Divide 1 pound refrigerated pizza dough into 4 balls; coat with olive oil and season with salt. Roll in 1/4 cup sesame seeds. Thinly stretch out the dough and broil, two at a time, on the hot baking sheet until golden, 3 minutes per side. Serve with plain Greek yogurt mixed with harissa and olive oil.

SESAME FLATBREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together 2/3 cup warm water (154 grams), yeast and sugar. Let the mixture stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flours and salt. Stir in the yeast mixture and butter or canola. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic. Transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover it with a dish towel. Let it rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. Punch down the dough and knead it for 2 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Divide the dough into 6 equal balls. On a lightly floured surface, roll out a ball into an 8-inch circle. Brush with sesame oil and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sesame seeds. Fold in all four sides of the circle to meet in the middle, forming a rectangle. Roll the dough again to 8 inches in diameter, then brush with sesame oil, fold in the sides again and roll to 8 inches. Brush the surface with additional sesame oil and transfer dough to a large greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Repeat with the remaining dough balls. (You may need to use several baking sheets, or bake in batches, keeping unrolled dough loosely covered with plastic wrap or a dish towel until ready to use.)
• Bake until golden and slightly puffed, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly.