HOMEMADE FLATBREADS

We heard you, the Butter beans went down (almost too) well! But that store bought flat bread just isn’t hitting home. So here’s our Homemade Flatbreads that we think LITERALLY make that dish and many more. They have a life of their own and are perfect for sharing.

Enjoy! - George, Resident REESET Chef

What you’ll need:

300 g white flour (organic)

30g olive oil

30g sugar

1tsp active yeast

8g salt

190ml water

Take care to measure everything out, the more accurate you are the happier the dough will be.

Method:

1. Add all of the ingredients to a large mixing bowl and mix them with your hands. This part gets super sticky so prepare for 10 minutes of your very own kneading meditation. Kneed the mixture for 10 minutes, making sure the mixture is fully mixed.

2. After 10 minutes, the mixture should be sticky, a little wet and have a slight shine, (you’re going to be tempted to add more flour - dont). Move your dough to an airtight container which has room to grow.

3. Now comes patience. Leave in a warm place and wait approximately 4 hours. What you’ll return to is a larger, expanded version of dough with a load of air pockets.

4. Move this airy dough to a floured surface and let it rest for a moment.

5. Gently (not disrupting the air pockets) parcel the sides from the bottom, up to the top, taking care not to get too much flour in the folds. You’re looking for 1 big folded dough ball.


6. Now gently flour your hands and turn the dough in your palms to form a sphere, and turn this upside down. You’ll have a beuatiful soft bread ball.


7. We want to make this shareable so with a sharp and slightly wet knife, cut this ball into 4.


8. Repeat Step 5 for each dough ball.


9. Now we have 4 smaller airy dough balls it’s time to let gravity help shape our breads. Pick up each one (one by one) and gently hold the edges, letting gravity shape the dough into a round or oblong shape.


10. Once each bread has been shaped and sized (approx 8-10 inches), cover with a tea towel and let rest for 15 minutes.


11. Grab a non stick pan and place it on a high heat. Make sure its dry with nothing in it.


12. Once the pan is very hot, one at a time place each bread and let it dry pan fry for approximately 3-4 mins until toasted and slightly charred, flip it over and place on your desired board.


13. Once you’ve done this per bread, its time to garnish (we love rosemary and olive oil) and serve while still hot.


14. Tear and dip into your favourite sauce and watch your audience gasp in flat bread heaven!