Greek Style Flatbread Recipes

2-INGREDIENT FLATBREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, stir the yogurt and flour together. Continue to combine ingredients with your hands until you can form a rough ball.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured counter and knead into a fairly smooth ball. *Don't worry if it's not perfectly smooth.
• Divide into 8 even pieces.
• With a rolling pin, roll pieces into a flat oval.
• If cooking in a non-stick pan: Heat pan over medium heat. Heat ovals for 2 minutes on each side, or until dark brown spots appear.
• If cooking in a cast iron pan: Wipe pan with paper towel and oil. Heat pan over medium heat. Place ovals in pan and heat for a minute and a half on each side or until dark brown spots appear.
• Remove from pan and serve warm.

GREEK FLATBREAD PIZZAS

Steps:

• Place flatbread on an ungreased baking sheet; brush with vinaigrette. Layer with remaining ingredients., Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

HOMEMADE PITA BREAD - GREEK FLATBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl whisk together all of the ingredients except of flour.
• Start incorporating the flour into the mixture while mixing the dough with your hands.
• Depending on the strength of the flour you're using you may need to add a bit less or a bit more. Knead the dough for a minute or two until it feels very soft but without leaving fragments on your hands.
• Shape dough into a ball, cover with a tea towel and rest at room temperature for 2 hours.
• With a knife or dough cutter, divide the dough into 6 pieces.
• Shape each piece into a ball.
• Lightly flour your working surface, take the first dough ball and roll on all sides (flip it once) until you have a 19 cm / 7.4 inch round flatbread.
• Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Dip some paper towel into a bit of oil (I prefer olive oil) and lightly grease the bottom of the pan.
• Add the first flatbread and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side (don't let the pan get smoky hot remove from heat to cool if so). Flip the flatbread using a flat spatula.
• You may add flatbreads on top of each other creating a pile until you're finished making them. This way they won't air dry and stay more "elastic" if you're planning to use them as wraps.

GREEK PITA BREAD RECIPE - EASY AND TASTY!

Steps:

• First of all, pour the lukewarm water into a bowl, then add and dissolve the dry yeast along with the sugar.
• Now, add half of the flour amount into the bowl, stirring, then add the salt and the extra-virgin olive oil.
• Continue to add flour stirring until the mixture becomes dense enough to be worked on a wooden board.
• Knead the dough adding more flour if necessary, at least 10 minutes more until the Pita mixture becomes smooth and elastic. Finally, let the dough rest on the board, covered with a dampened kitchen towel a couple of hours, until double its size.
• Now, divide the Pita dough into 16 to 24 portions, depending on the size of Pita you desire, and shape them into balls. Then, cover again the balls with the kitchen towel until they double their size (about 1 hour)
• A cast iron skillet is the best choice to cook Greek Pita. Place the skillet over medium heat and grease the bottom with a thin layer of extra-virgin olive oil.
• After that, pour a little amount of flour on a board and shape the first dough ball into a circle 1/4 thick, letting the other balls covered. Once flatten, you want to cook Pita as soon as possible.
• Now, place the Pita on the hot skillet and cook about 1 minute per side. If this is the first time you prepare Pita, probably you need a couple of Pitas before guessing the right heat intensity and cook timing.
• Repeat the process with the other pieces of dough, and pile the cooked Pitas to maintain their moist.
• If not served immediately, close the Pitas in a plastic bag and store in the fridge up to a couple of days.
• Alternatively, freeze up to 3 months. Once you need pita, just reheat in the oven a few minutes.

GREEK FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Mix the flour, salt and yeast together and then stir in the warm water and olive oil to make a soft dough.
• Transfer to a floured surface and knead for five minutes until springy, using extra flour if it's too sticky.
• Shape into a ball, brush over a little more oil, cover and leave to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
• This should take about an hour.
• Knead again on a floured surface and divide into six pieces, rolling each chunk into a ball.
• Leave to rise for 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 240 C or 475 F.
• Meanwhile, roll the balls flat until they're only 3mm or 1/8 of an inch thick and about 17cm or 7 inches across.
• Place on greased baking sheets, cover with a tea towel and let rest for 30 minutes.
• Spray the dough with water and bake for two minutes.
• Check to make sure they haven't gone hard and if not, bake for a couple minutes more.
• You want them firm but not hard or brown.
• Remove from the oven and serve immediately with dips or as a wrap for all sorts of fillings.
• Great with kebabs!
• If you must serve them later, you can brush them lightly with oil and then reheat them by briefly heating them in a frying pan.

GREEK FLATBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Add the milk, 1/2 cup of water and yeast in a large cup. Mix it together
• In a separate large bowl, add the flour, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, salt and sugar.
• Add the yeast mixture into the dry ingredients. Use your hand to mix it together. Later, add additional 1/4 cup of water to help mix and knead the dough. Keep kneading until the dough become soft and smooth. By that time, the dough will not stick to your hand.
• Add 1 more tablespoon of olive oil. Knead again for 30 seconds. This will give a very fluffy and smooth dough.
• Cover the dough with plastic and then a round plate. Leave it for 1 to 2 hours
• Once the dough grow, transfer into a clean and empty table. Make sure the table is dry and add few drops of flour to prevent the dough sticking to it.
• Use your hand to roll the dough into a long cylindrical shape. Use a knife to divide into 8 to 10 pieces. Shape each pieces into a ball.
• Add few drops of flour on the table before rolling each pieces of ball. Stroke the ball gently using the rolling pin to help make a nice circle flatbread.
• In a skillet or pan, turn on the fire on low or medium-low heat. Put the flatbread in the pan, and let it heat for 30 to 45 seconds or until it start to puff up.
• Once it started to puff up, flip it and heat that side for 30 to 45 seconds
• Transfer each flatbread into a plate. Cover it with warm towel to make sure bread remains warm and soft. Repeat the process of the rest of the flatbread.

GREEK FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve honey in the warm water.
• Add yeast and let it dissolve and start to foam.
• In a large bowl, mix together salt and 3 1/2 cups of flour. Add the yeast mixture, oil, and milk.
• Mix with a wooden spoon until the dough begins to come together. Then, turn the dough out onto the counter and knead until smooth, adding the remaining flour as needed to create a soft dough that doesn't stick to your hands.
• Place the dough back in the bowl, and let set, covered, for 1 hour, until doubled in bulk.
• When you are ready to cook the flatbread, preheat your oven to 375F.
• Knock back the dough and divide it into 8 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball.
• Roll the pieces out into circles ¼" thick using short strokes of the rolling pin.
• Place the rolled out flatbread on a greased baking sheet and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Bake for 7-8 minutes, until cooked through and springy to the touch.
• Remove the cooked flatbread from the baking pan and immediately place them in a paper bag to cool. (The steam from the cooling bread in the bag will keep the flatbread soft and pliable.)

QUICK AND EASY YOGHURT FLATBREADS

Steps:

• Place Greek yoghurt in a mixing bowl and give it a stir. Add in 1 cup of flour and stir to combine. Gradually add in more flour until the dough starts to form into a ball.
• Tip the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead with your hands for a minute or two. If the dough is still too sticky, add some more flour and continue to knead. The dough is ready when it is able to hold it's shape and is not sticking to your hands or the surface.
• Divide the dough into 6 even parts. Lightly grease a work surface with olive oil then use a rolling pin to roll each ball of dough out into rounds approximately the size of a saucer.
• Heat a skillet or frying pan on medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add a flatbread and cook each side for 20-30 seconds, until cooked through and covered in brown spots. Repeat with the remaining flatbread.
• If using optional garlic butter, mix butter and garlic together then brush on top of the flatbreads as soon as they come out of the frying pan.