A few weeks ago while I was supply shopping with my girlfriend, we both bought a package of pre-made frozen grilled flatbreads. Yeah yeah yeah, I know. shame on me. Every once in a while I need a break and since I’m the only one that eats these in my house, I’ll give in from time to time and let someone else take the reigns.
Now these weren’t expensive – maybe $7 for 12 but still… 7 bucks is 7 bucks.
Well this bothered me after I got home. I hate ‘wasting’ money when I know I can make it cheaper and 10 bajillion times better.
So that Sunday I set out to make my own. I knew how to make them and had made them before but I only ever did it on a bbq and since Mr. Fantabulous and I HIGHLY disagree about my getting a new bbq, I quit making these. Yes.. I protested making something that only *I* eat… yeah, not so genius there, huh? LOL
I mixed up the dough, rolled these puppies out when it was time, and then broke out my cast iron indoor griddle pan. *Seriously LOVE that thing though it’s a PITA to clean!*
As soon as I put the first round of dough on the grill, that smell hit me. That unmistakable smell of grilled dough. Lemme tell you what people.. if you’re never smelled it, it’s almost as good as bacon… almost. Nothing beats the smell of bacon… well maybe brown sugared bacon 🙂
Well that smell was intoxicating as it literally drew Mr. Fantabulous out of his office and into the kitchen sniffing the air followed with a “What’cha making and can I have some?” LOL, Gotta love him!
PrintGrilled Flatbread
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Ingredients
Overnight Starter
- 3/4 cup bread flour
- 1/2 cup cool water
- 1/8 teaspoon instant yeast
Dough
Instructions
For the Starter
- In small bowl, combine the flour, water, and yeast
- Cover and let sit at room temperature for at least 8 hours, or overnight
For the Dough
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, add the starter, water, semolina, yeast, and olive oil, stirring until the mixture is smooth
- Add the flour, salt, and mix until a soft dough forms. Knead the dough for 6 to 8 minutes until it’s smooth and passes the window pane test.
- Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise until doubled, 45 minutes
- Once the dough has doubled, dump it out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 16 pieces.
Grill the Bread
- Roll each piece into a ball, cover it with plastic wrap, and allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes while you heat up the clean grill/grill pan. Preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Note: The dough can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 hours at this point
- Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a circle or any shape you want as long as it’s about 1/4″ thick. Brush one side of the dough lightly with some olive oil, and place it on a medium-hot section of the grill. Brush the top of the dough with olive oil.
- After about 2 minutes, give the dough a quarter turn without flipping it over to make grill hash marks. Cook another 2 minutes, flip the dough over, and cover with an aluminum pie plate or metal bowl if you have one. By covering it you’re helping to trap some steam
- Cook another 2 to 4 minutes, then remove from the grill and serve. Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough
Notes
Options:
1 1/2 cups freshly grated Asiago cheese
2 tbsp dried parsley, or 1/4 cup chopped fresh
1 1/2 cups freshly grated Asiago cheese
2 teaspoon Buttermilk Ranch Seasoning
2 tablespoon roasted garlic
1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon oregano
Check out a few things I’ve made with these since grilling them…
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