Flatbread Pizza Recipes

HOMEMADE FLATBREAD PIZZA RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the yeast and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook or paddle attachment. Or, if you do not own a stand mixer, a regular large mixing bowl. Pour warm water on top. Whisk gently to combine, then loosely cover with a clean kitchen towel and allow to sit for 5 minutes. The mixture should be frothy after 5 minutes. If not, start over with new yeast.
• With the stand mixer running on low speed, add the flour, olive oil, and salt. (And garlic/Italian seasoning if using.) Beat on low speed for 1 minute as it all combines. The dough should be thick and shaggy. Transfer it to a lightly floured work surface, including any loose flour. Knead it with lightly floured hands for 2 minutes until it begins to come together and becomes smooth. If the dough is too sticky to handle, add 1-2 more Tablespoons of flour.
• Place the dough in a greased bowl (I use nonstick spray to grease) and cover with plastic wrap, aluminum foil, or a clean kitchen towel. Allow to sit and rest for 45 minutes at room temperature. Once it has rested and slightly risen, you can place it in the fridge for up to 2 days. More instructions in the make ahead tip below.
• As the dough is resting and rising, prepare your toppings. See blog post and/or recipe note below.
• Preheat oven to 475°F (246°C).
• Punch the dough down to release any air. Divide the dough into two. On a lightly floured surface with floured hands and working with one dough piece at a time, begin shaping and stretching the dough until it is 1/4 inch thick. You can use a floured rolling pin for this too. Don't worry about the shape of the dough, just make sure it's pretty thin. Repeat with the second piece of dough. Carefully transfer both pieces of dough to a parchment paper or silicone-mat lined baking sheet, or use a pizza stone. (You can also shape/roll out the doughs directly on a silicone baking mat or a large sheet of parchment if that is easier for you and then just transfer the whole thing to the baking sheet.)
• Poke your fingers all around the surface of the flatbreads or prick a few holes with a fork. Drizzle or brush each with 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil. Top each with your favorite toppings.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the crust and toppings are browned to your liking. Remove from the oven. Slice and serve warm.
• Cover and store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

NAAN FLATBREAD PIZZA

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In skillet, add olive oil, onion and bell pepper and saute for about 10 minutes on medium low heat stirring frequently.
• Add garlic and saute for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Place naan flat bread on a cookie sheet lined with baker's parchment paper.
• Slather on the ranch salad dressing to top side of naan.
• Then sprinkle cheese over top, then sprinkle bell pepper mixture from skillet on top of the cheese.
• Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until cheese is gooey melted.
• Remove and enjoy!

5 EASY FLATBREAD PIZZA RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425° F.
• Bake all flatbreads for about 10-12 minutes or until cheese is fully melted and crust is golden and reaches desired level of crispiness. Flatbreads tend to continue to crisp out of the oven if left to cool on the hot baking sheet. These can also be grilled in about 10 minutes on medium-high heat with the cover down. Just be sure to oil grill grates with oil.
• Top flatbread with a light layer (1/4 cup) of pizza sauce and top with mozzarella pearls. Garnish with chopped basil just before serving.
• Slice cooked sweet Italian chicken sausage. Top flatbread with a light layer (1/4 cup) of pizza sauce and spinkle with either shredded mozzarella or quatro formaggio cheese as needed. Top with pepper, onion, and sweet italian sausage. Note: sausage must be fully cooked.
• Spread 2-3 tablespoons of fig jam on the flatbread. Top with mozzarella pearls and chunks of prosciutto torn apart with hands. While pizza is cooking, bring a a small saucepan of balsamic vinegar to a simmer. Simmer until reduced by half and thickened, about 5 minutes. Top with fresh arugula drizzle balsamic reduction over pizza just before serving.
• Top flatbread with a light layer (1/4 cup) of pizza sauce and top with quatro formaggio cheese. Top with whole or halved pepperoni slices.
• Top flatbread with 3-4 tablespoons of basil pesto. Top with fresh mozzarella pearls and optional sliced cherry tomatoes.

RUSTIC FLATBREAD PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and stir in mushrooms and garlic; sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Cook and stir until the mushrooms have given off their juice and the juice has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set mushroom mixture aside.
• Heat 1 more tablespoon olive oil in a separate large skillet over medium-high heat until very hot, and place asparagus into the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally, until asparagus pieces are very well browned (almost but not quite burned in spots), about 8 minutes. Remove asparagus from skillet and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium, and cook bacon in the same skillet until crisp, about 10 minutes; stir often. Drain excess grease as the bacon cooks, for crisper pieces.
• Remove bacon pieces and place on a paper towel-lined plate; blot with paper towels to reduce grease.
• Place the flatbread crust onto the prepared baking sheet, and spread marinara sauce over the crust.
• Spread the mushrooms and garlic evenly over the pizza.
• Spread asparagus over the pizza.
• Arrange bacon pieces on the pizza.
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese all over the pizza, followed by Asiago cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheeses are melted and bubbling, 12 to 15 minutes.

FLATBREAD PIZZAS

Steps:

• For the flatbread: In a small mixing bowl, add the self-rising flour, yogurt, olive oil, rosemary and salt and mix. It might seem like the consistency is sticky, but this is okay!
• Dust a bench top with more of the flour and knead the dough until it forms a ball. If it's still sticky, add more flour to the bench. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin until 1/2 centimeter (1/4 inch) in thickness.
• Heat a small splash of olive oil in a small pan over medium heat. Once hot, transfer the flatbread over and cook until light brown, about 2 minutes. Then flip and cook on the other side for another minute. Serve topped with one of the pizza topping combinations.

LAVASH FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
• In a smaller bowl, beat together the water, egg, and 2 tablespoons of the extra-virgin olive oil until well mixed.
• Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with flour and mix well. Knead with your hands until the dough comes together, but don't overdo it as the end result will be tough. If too wet, add a teaspoon of flour at a time until the dough comes together.
• Preheat the oven to 400 F. Split the dough into 2 balls. Let the balls of dough rest, covered, for at least as long as it takes for the oven to heat, or ideally for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Lightly grease 2 un-rimmed cookie sheets with some of the remaining olive oil. Place the cookie sheets on a flat surface with a towel underneath so they don't slip. Place one ball of dough on each cookie sheet and roll the dough out as thin as possible, the thinner the dough, the crispier the flatbread.
• Brush each flatbread with the remaining olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt if desired.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the flatbread is lightly browned and crispy.
• Remove from oven and serve immediately.
• Enjoy.

FLATBREAD PIZZA RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
• Add flour and salt to a food processor and pulse until well mixed.
• Add water and oil.
• Pulse until a dough ball forms (about 1 minute or so). Scrape down sides as needed.
• Transfer dough ball to a lightly floured surface and knead dough for 1 minute or until the surface of the dough is smooth.
• Divide dough into 2 equal balls.
• Use a rolling pin to roll each dough ball out into a long oval to your desired thickness. Thinner is better in this case.
• Dust 2 baking sheets with cornmeal and place a flatbread crust on each.
• Poke the surface of the flatbread all over with a fork.
• Bake flatbreads for 5-8 minutes or until the edges of the flatbread are turning golden brown and the flatbread is nearly cooked through.
• Brush with olive oil and top with desired toppings and bake for another 5-10 minutes or so. Try my Easy Caprese Flatbread!
• Enjoy!