How to make easy and tasty skillet flatbreads!
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For those of us who just love bread and all its deliciousness, almost nothing is better than fresh, warm, homemade bread! Especially if it can be ready before dinner. How about a simple bread recipe that gives you all that, plus you don’t even have to preheat the oven? Sounds phenomenal, right?!
It is pretty great, I must say! My recipe for these scrumptious Skillet Flatbreads is so simple, even beginners can follow along easily for delicious bread results. I’m sure your family will love these tasty treats just as much as mine does! My daughter loves it when I make these for snack time or playdates.
These delectable skillet flatbreads are perfect to serve with your favorite sweet or savory spread, served as a stuffed wrap or gyro, or just topped with almost any of your favorite foods! These can be customized to serve for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and, of course, snack time.
Basically, these warm and cozy skillet flatbreads are so versatile, you can serve them however you want to! Ready to get started? Here’s how I make scrumptious Skillet Flatbread!
Simple Skillet Equipment
First, let me go over the tools and equipment I use for this scrumptious skillet bread recipe. I don’t need a whole lot, just these few common kitchen tools:
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring Cup
- Wooden spoon
- Plastic wrap
- Cast iron skillet
- Glass mixing bowl
- French rolling pin
Skillet Flatbread Ingredients
Now, let’s talk about ingredients. This simple skillet bread recipe only requires 6 sweet and simple ingredients, most of which you probably already have in your kitchen. Here’s what I use to make skillet flatbreads:
- 1 ½ cup warm water, temps at 80°F
- 1 tbsp Maple syrup
- 2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tbsp Canola oil
How to Make Skillet Flatbread
Now it’s skillet bread showtime! This flatbread process is super simple and easy to follow but the dough will have to sit for a while during prep, so take that into consideration for any time crunches you run into. Other than that, let’s get right to it! Here’s how I make simple and scrumptious skillet flatbread:
- First, use the measuring cup and spoons to measure out all of the flatbread ingredients.
- Next, in a glass mixing bowl, mix the warm water with the yeast and maple syrup. Allow the mixture to sit for 10 minutes to activate.
- You should see a foam form on the surface of the water.
- Then, add in the flour and begin to mix using your hands or a wooden spoon. Once slightly mixed, begin to slowly add the canola oil a little at a time as you knead the dough. The dough will be loose and the stickiness will decrease as you add in the oil. Once your dough is ready, form it into a ball, cover it with plastic wrap, then with a kitchen towel. Set it aside and allow it to rest for at least 30 minutes.
- Then, cut the flatbread dough into 8 equal portions.
- Roll each portion into a ball and lightly coat each one with flour by rolling it on a lightly floured surface.
- Use the rolling pin to roll each portion out flat, in a rough circle or oval shape. The dough portions should roll out to about ¼ inch thick.
- Then, preheat a skillet on high heat. Once hot, lower the heat to medium or low heat.
- Then, one at a time, place the flatbreads in the hot skillet for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown on one side.
- Flip and fry on the second side for another 2 minutes.
- Repeat for the remaining dough portions.
- Finally, remove the cooked flatbread from the skillet and wrap the cooked bread in a kitchen towel to keep warm until it’s time to serve. Enjoy!
Storing Homemade Flatbread
Like with most other homemade bread recipes, these flatbreads are best enjoyed the same day they are made, but they can be stored for up to 3 days at room temperature. For longer storage, you can transfer them to a Ziploc bag or airtight container, and freeze for up to 3 months. Always make sure to label the date on the outside of the container to keep up with freshness.
To reheat flatbread there are a few options: heat for a couple minutes on each side in a preheated skillet; warm it in the microwave for 15-20 seconds; or in a warm oven for 5 to 10 minutes.
Leftover flatbread dough can be covered tightly and stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Satisfying Serving Ideas
These simple and scrumptious skillet flatbreads are perfect to serve with/as:
- Soups
- Stews
- Salads
- Wraps
- Unique pizzas
- Topped with your favorite breakfast foods
Are you a bread lover too? Then you won’t want to miss out on any of my other favorite sweet and savory bread recipes:
Flatbread Cooking Tip:
In the summer, I like to make this bread on the grill over a pizza stone. It turns out so tasty when it’s cooked like that! Keep in mind though, hot bread never survives more than an hour.
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Skillet flatbread
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
- 1 ½ cup water warm, 80°F
- 1 tbsp Maple syrup
- 1 ½ tbsp Canola oil
Instructions
- Measure and prep all your ingredients.
- In a separate bowl or measuring cup, combine warm water and maple syrup. Stir to dissolve.In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: 4 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 2 teaspoons of active dry yeast.Pour the water and syrup mixture into the dry ingredients. Add canola oil.Using the back of a wooden spoon, mix everything together until a shaggy dough forms and it becomes too thick to stir.
- Knead the dough by hand until it becomes soft and smooth.Lightly oil a clean bowl, place the dough inside, and cover first with a dry kitchen towel, then with plastic wrap. Let it rest in a warm place for at least 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces.
- Roll each into a ball, cover again, and let rest for another 15 minutes.
- Lightly flour your work surface and roll each dough ball into a ¼-inch thick circle or oval. Stack between parchment paper or on a floured board.
- Heat a dry cast iron skillet on high. Once hot, reduce heat to low. Cook each flatbread 2–3 minutes per side until golden and puffed.
- As each flatbread finishes, wrap in a clean kitchen towel to keep warm. Repeat with remaining dough.
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