Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Rustic Italian Sunday Supper :: Herbed Flatbread



Herbed Flatbread
Makes 16

* 1 cup warm water (about 110 degrees)
* 1 teaspoon active dry yeast (from one 1/4-ounce envelope)
* 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for surface and hands
* 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for bowl
* Coarse salt
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 1 large egg whisked with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
* Sea salt, for sprinkling
* 1/4 cup fresh rosemary or thyme (or a combination)

Directions

1. Place water in a medium bowl; sprinkle with yeast. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour, oil, 2 teaspoons coarse salt, and the sugar. Stir until dough forms.
2. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead with floured hands until smooth, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Let dough stand in a warm, draft-free place until it doubles in volume, about 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough into 16 equal pieces; cover with plastic wrap. Roll out 1 piece to roughly 4 by 10 inches on a lightly floured surface; transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush with egg wash; sprinkle with sea salt and herbs. Repeat with remaining dough, arranging 4 pieces per sheet.
4. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until crisp and golden, 18 to 22 minutes. Let cool on sheets on a wire rack.

Recipe Courtesy of Martha Stewart Living
Photography by Karen Mordechai

11 comments:

  1. we've made these several times before, and can never get enough while they last. thinking of baking up a monster batch to serve as appetizers at our wedding next Autumn.

    cheers,

    *heather*

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  2. How gorogeous. Possibly the prettiest flatbreads I've seen.

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  3. Yumm! I haven't made that for quite some time... I'm inspired now! Thanks!

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  4. this looks delicious! thanks for the recipe, will try it this week :]

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  5. I love the rustic, unevem shape of them.
    your photography is always crisp and clean!

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  6. My boyfriend and I just whipped up some whole grain pizza dough last night. I'm sure we could have success with this.

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  7. I have to try these, they look so delicious!

    And I have to say, being new to your blog, it is so beautiful, the pictures are gorgeous, and everything looks so good! :)

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  8. Just beautiful!

    I will try to do that!

    Gaelle

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  9. They are beautiful and remind me of something similar we had at Zio Ciro(an Italian restaurant) a few days ago. I didn't know Italians had flatbread....I thought that was a Middle Eastern preserve. You learn everyday

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  10. Baking bread always terrifies me but not this one. There is something thoroughly addictive about flatbread. Thank you for such a fab recipe.

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