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Soft GF Flatbread | Julie's Kitchenette

Soft Gluten-Free Flatbread


  • Author: Julie Hasson

Description

A delicious flatbread made with GF beer and potato! You can customize the flatbreads by making them thicker or thinner, and even making it into a pizza. You can also use these in place of pita, stuffing them taco-style with hummus and all the fixings!


Ingredients

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188 grams GF flour blend (or your favorite GF flour with xanthan gum)
2 teaspoons instant yeast
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup mashed baked potato
1/4 cup plain, unsweetened yogurt (I used Cashew)
About 1/2 cup beer (pilsner or other lighter-flavored beer) or sub warm water *you may need a little less depending on your flour blend*


Instructions

In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, yeast, baking powder, and salt. Add the mashed potato, yogurt, and most of the beer, mixing with a fork until until it has a smooth consistency. At this point depending on the consistency of your dough, you can add the rest of the beer. The texture should be moist, but not sticky. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm spot for 30 minutes (or can be refrigerated for up to 5 days).

Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Grease the pan with a little olive oil.

At this point, you can shape your flatbread as small or large as you like, making it a little thinner or thicker as desired. Between 2 pieces of floured plastic wrap or parchment paper, roll a ball of the dough into a circle. You’ll want to remove the top piece of plastic wrap or parchment and carefully invert onto the palm of your hand. Remove the remaining piece of wrap or parchment and gently flip it into the pan. Alternately you can shape them by hand.

Cook until golden on bottom. Using a spatula, flip the bread over and cook on remaining side until golden brown. Remove to a rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.

Serve bread warm. If making a pan pizza, make your flatbread larger and top once the first side has cooked and you flip it over. Once the bottom is golden, you can place a lid over skillet to soften and melt the toppings. Alternately, you can place the cast iron skillet under the broiler for the last few minutes to melt the cheese and crisp up the top.

Notes

Tip: This recipe can be doubled or tripled, although if you make a triple batch, you may need to add slightly less liquid (maybe a tablespoon or two). You want it to be a moist dough, but not too wet that you can’t shape it easily.

Variation: Add fresh minced garlic to the dough for a garlic version. You can also add in herbs, spices, or zaatar to change up the dough.