I have amazing flatbread on my counter to prove it! "Convenient and reasonable price overnight stay on drive to Spain. And if there were ever a spread that could lift you from your love lifts us up where we belong drudgery, it would be that gorgeous herb-focused spread near the back of the issue. :) Thank you! Perfect use for my rosemary friends! Was it browned when you took it out? Thanks for commenting! Cant wait to make for my family at Easter. Have searched the internet and cant find it. I appreciate the recipe, but gf isnt great. Mine were with half ap flour and half white whole wheat, and I made a batch of rosemary and a batch of black pepper. Thank you for sharing! I used 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour and baked for 8 minutes. I want to make more to play around with not only the spices but also flours I wonder if a GF version would be good? You are right, the results are perfect. It requires no resting times and really no kneading like with yeast breads. Delighted! Ive made it a few times now. So, thank you for the wounderfulness. When I lived in Italy and was pathetically broke, I came up with an easy (and cheap) recipe for an herbed, crisp flatbread that my roommates and I lived on. Heavenly! In the mean time, I cant wait to try out this recipe! (http://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/Olive-Oil-Tortas). $11.69+. Would you please forward the Herb Spread Recipe from 2007 Gourmet if you still have it. Ive wanted to do something similar for a while, but I keep saying later, later.now with a great looking recipe, I have no excuse to keep postponing it. Ive been in love with some flatbread that I got at the grocery store, and I was just thinking about how Id love to make it at home. i have a beach house come on over we will make a batch. *Grins*, YumI keep saying that. I make this recipe now about once a month and always as one of my apps if guests come over. Sitting down to a bowl of yummy homemade curried pumpkin soup and the flatbread. I used a blend of fresh rosemary, oregano, thyme and chives. We made this last night but substituted Indian spices for the rosemary. Im one of those people. i want only soup in cold and my mother made different types of soup on my growing stage. They were so good! I am such a rosemary junkie, I think I have to try it it seems so completely approachable. Thats a beautiful looking flatbread! Served with chips or baked chips (150/100 cal) and a pickle (5 cal). Here is my variation on this recipe: After making the dough (to which I add 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper), I divide it into 12 pieces. The photos are gorgeous. A half sandwich served with your choice of a cup of soup, fresh fruit or Mac & Cheese. These are great. The result? Lift flatbread onto prepared baking sheet. Were definitely going to do a pizza next. Had fresh rosemary from my garden. Cook each side for about a minute, or until beginning to blacken. I used 100% freshly milled wheat, a mixture of both soft white and hard red. Ive made it a bunch of times now. Thanks in advance. Or what else can I do? And super easy to make, too! So I turned to SK, and I was not disappointed. It seemed horrible they cracked when I tried to roll them, I couldnt get them thin enough, and they took 17-20 minutes to begin to color. Tried this recipe tonight. I am confused. Pure delight. It could be dangerous to have in the house. They usually last about, oh, a day. It was great for an appetizer and inspired me to make up some new toppings. Wow I cant believe I have made a recipe BEFORE you! I used a baking stone and loved it. Its delicious. I can sometimes squeeze 6 small flatbreads on a half-sheet pan; sometimes I need to bake 1 to 2 in a second batch. since I doubt that my batch is gonna last any longer!!! Glad to have found this quick and versatile recipe. Oh dear me! Thanks for the recipe my family gobbled it up in seconds! It turned out great. I was out of parchment paper so I just rolled it out on a Silpat and it turned out perfectly. I did this to keep the garlic and herb flavors from getting residue on my rolling pin since I dont wash my pin. This looks gorgeous, Deb. Ive made this at least 10 times in the past 6 weeks since I discovered it. Anyone making food gifts at the holidays looking for a savory treat should try these in lieu of cookies. This recipe is a going to be a regular in our house. Bake until pale golden and browned in spots, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating flatbreads if needed on the pan for even color. Just made this for dinner tonight to go with a braised chicken dish that had leeks and canned artichokes in the bright sauce. Delicious! I love flatbreads with salads. The second round is baking now with cinnamon sugar on top :) Thank you again, LOVE your site. Let cool then break into pieces. I fit mine one one, barely, but you might need two. In fact I tried to feed some to the ducks in the park, and they rejected it, I admit I was a little insulted. This is definitely getting bookmarked and tried out next week (after I go to the grocery store again). Maybe half and half? Made this for our Pandemic Thanksgiving brunch platter. @Jenifer from Houston: I have a blue glass bowl like that and I got mine at Cost Plus, which I believe is called Cost Plus World Market in Texas. First published August 22, 2008 on smittenkitchen.com |, You can watch an Instagram demo of this recipe here, http://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/Olive-Oil-Tortas, http://foodanddo.lindsaybeeson.com/2011/10/08/day-18-of-101-chipping-away-at-my-fifty-recipes/, http://prouditaliancook.blogspot.com/2010/05/wine-infused-beer-can-chicken.html, an entire drool-worthy series about knishes, 1 3/4 cups (230 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary plus 2 (6-inch) sprigs (optional), 1/3 cup (80 ml) olive oil plus more for brushing. I love rosemary in bread products!! But I have a pretty exciting/daunting task ahead of me: stocking my very own kitchen! i love this recipe and so surprisingly simple! Cover with wax paper and roll very lightly and gently to thin just a tad. I was impressed with how easy it was to make these and that they came out so delicious! Making good use of the rosemary tree I received for Christmas. Made these tonight and they were SO GOOD and SO EASY I immediately made another batch with truffle salt. I didnt have any problem rolling the smaller pieces on parchment. Not having parchment paper OR a heavy-duty baking sheet, I instead cooked these in cast iron skillets. I plan to stop by the market to get an assortment of cheeses. Tons of tarragon and thyme. (Whole wheat pastry flour is usually a great substitute for all-purpose flour in almost any recipe. You can bake on aluminum foil or right on a baking sheet with the same results, parchment just makes it easier to remove from the pan and prevents any sticking. http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/artisan-herb-crackers/. I made this last night for the first time, and I was a little surprised by the flakiness. How about silpats? Convection oven turned out better than coventional, for me. I made this flatbread also and youre right it is sooooo delicious. Thanks again Smitten Kitchen! Well, that and the zucchini. If youre itching to make them, I think you should start with him. Off to make me some rosemary flatbread now! Mine were too hard. Made some yesterday morning to give to a friend with some tapenade. I think theyd make a nice pizza base very flaky and almost pastry like. I made this recipe the other night and tried a variation that comes from my home country (India), salt and anise seeds. I made these a couple of weeks ago and they were fantastic! Just made this today, and it was amazing! My pizza stone worked really well too, since I found myself without any parchment paper. Must just be me. plus, it gives ya neat pieces!!! I love your site! The unintended benefit was that even though they cooked unevenly (my oven being what it is) I was able to pull out the pieces that were brown and leave the pale ones for a few extra minutes. I found this recipe after trying some delicious commercial (small bakery) rosemary flatbread. :-D. Do you have any suggestions about switching to whole wheat flour? Will try again with all purpose flour! Ive made these twice now and they are AMAZING! I had some leftover garlic olive oil after making the dip, so I used it on top of the flatbread in place of regular olive oil. Thanks! Still good and worth trying again though. Thanks. Is it possible to add weights? Couldnt be easier and what wonderful flavor!! Using a hot pizza stone was a great tip from one of your followers. I decided on a whim to make these; Id had them bookmarked for ages. I rolled them a little thick so they were like tiny 1/8 inch thick biscuits and my oh my they are delectable! I accidentally spread sugar over it instead of salt 1/2 pound of hot corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing, grilled on marbled rye. If youre in a rush and dont have time to preheat an oven, you can also throw this dough out on a dry, medium heat cast iron skillet. This is a super recipe, the kind that you memorize, that becomes part of how you eat. I tried it with some sardines, and also a chunky fire-roasted tomato and zucchini dipohhh Heaven. Should you miss the original recipe. LOVED IT! We cant stop eating it and have wowed family and friends when we serve it freshly made in a big Italian floral napkin-lined basket for people to break off pieces. And I cut it in squares, right before putting it in the oven! They are phenomenal and impressed the heck out of everyone. Thank you! The texture was grainy and unappetizing. I made them with dill and served with home made gravlox a big hit and they are still great the second day if kept in a zip lock bag they do not loose the crispyness! Im going to attempt to make it tonight for a potluck. They are almost buttery in texture. Would you also call this Lavash? So allow me to reword this. We just crushed come whole coriander and mustard seeds, added a pinch of garam masala and extra pepper. So apparently, next time the crackers will be even better, which will be fun. Maybe I didnt roll it thin enough. Paired well with the rest of my dinner tonight and I loved them! I made it with 1/2 cup wheat flour subbed in. The first two were a little thick and the last two were a little thin, but that just means next time I make them they should be perfect, right? We were at culinary school over there and one of them is now a professional chef, but she recently called me saying she was craving that bread i used to make. I was blown away by how good this was relative to how easy the recipe was. Haha!! The drive-thru and take-out operation makes it easy to pick up . Very fun! Dont undercook them! I love your version! I used it as pizza dough yesterday. It turned out fabulous. Gorgeous dough, gorgeous crackers. My sis just made this on her tv/website show! Any ideas on dip or ac compliments to the bread? People are still raving about the cracker bread months later. I then happened upon this wonderful recipe. Super easy, super delicious although thanks to the twins I forgot to add salt to the first batch. Delicious stuff and super satisfying to make. Made a second batch with WW flour and had to add a little extra water and EVOO. Its great to have those who have gone before! Perhaps my oven runs hot and I probably had uneven rolling, so there were not just brown spots, but more like burn spots. 35 gr. They are going to smear a little Nutella on them for dirty dogs and ducks. Yummmm just made these today on Australia Day Do you know how similar this recipe is to knish dough? $15.08+. Im pregnant, and have been in a baking mood lately. And so easy! Any idea if I can freeze them? fantastic flaky crackers. Served with blue corn chips and salsa. This has become my oh-why-have-I-procrastinated-AGAIN recipe for potlucks. But in a word: dont! Ill be making this today. Im getting ideas here! MMM, looks delicious. (ingredients vary yeast, milk, butter). Made 3 batches. You should make the grilled yogurt flatbreads in Smitten Kitchen Every Day. By the third flatbread they were PERFECT!! I tried this with 100% whole wheat flour, you know to feel less guilty about eating the whole thing! And he in fact ordered me dinner due to the fact that I found it for him lol. I havent but several commenters here have and say it worked just fine. My oven exploded while I was preheating (yes, sparks flew out the vent under the door), so I found myself cooking the flatbread on the grill outside. I put a lot more rosemary on it and next time I think I will try to knead it with other spices and then put it into the oven. I was interested to read that someone makes them with white whole wheat flour and next time I will try that. Ovens vary so much, its my first thought. Any ideas on how to amend recipe to become what I am looking for? Are you serious!? Great way to use up all of this weeks CSA rosemary! This is my kind of recipe! Very quick to prepare and bake. Motel des Landes. The first cracker I made really did turn out more like a flatbread didnt roll it out as thinly as I shouldve and while my husband preferred the later crispier versions (especially for scooping up baked feta with tomatoes), I think that first one might work as a substitute for pizza dough when I make the leek-corn-chard topping tomorrow. tasted it straight out of the oven. Served with chips or baked chips (150/100 cal) and a pickle (5 cal). Very similar to a traditional bread my husbands family makes back in Lebanon. This took about two seconds to do, which is important when Im already exhausted from the amount of baking and dishes Ive done before breakfast, and came out deliciously. Try flake salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Thanks for another simple, classy recipe! I just made this flatbread and its awesome! Dont skimp on the salt heck add more. And! One quick note to add (& maybe others have done this): Before baking, I gently score/slice each of the three rounds into wedge-shaped slices that can then be broken into other rustic shapes. Very easy and very good. Let it rest 5 to 10 minutes and it should relax. Im going to try dill and basil (pesto?) I oiled both sides as well as oiled the grill grates and made 6 crackers for easier transfer to the grill. Ill be giving this a try soon. Like Amy, I used white whole wheat flour and it was delicious. I highly recommend it! Very good, but I overbaked the edges. I was serving ratatouille tonight, and didnt have time to make fresh bread these were the perfect solution, as they were done in 20 minutes, and everyone loved them. I have been reading your blog for a few months and you have been very inspiring. You dont ever need parchment paper, it just makes baking easier. Lightly coat a large baking sheet with olive oil. I made these this weekend with tarragon and chopped, rosted, sweet onion. This may have just become one of my avoid the pandemic go-to foods. That sounds fabulous! Husband and I have renamed it from flatbread to crackbread. Please disclose where that was purchased. It was so easy and so FAST, and so tasty too. Decided to try it with black pepper and parmesan, in the oven now. (I am also at about 4800 ft elevation, so that may have impacted my baking time? I want you to know that Bee @ deux dilettantes really did serve this to me and it was wonderful. Love this recipe (my sister also says it is her favorite cracker) and I love making it. Thank you for a great recipe! They just elastic themselves into a much smaller shrunken version of what I set on my cookie sheet. Any thoughts on putting toppings on this and making it pizza like? But they tasted fantastic and were taken home by my GF friends who also requested the recipe. check. Tonights menu was based on the need to use up a head of lovely fresh lettuce: I had a salad and Turkish spiced carrot fritters as well as the hummus and flatbread. An empty bowl! I replaced 3/4 cup of the white flour for wheat and it was fantastic. That was, um, a very good idea. Super good! If anyone out there is debating over this one, definitely go for it! 9 essential traits of a good husband. My friend just introduced me to your blog yesterday and I found this recipe and had to try it! This is fantastic!!! ], It took me until I was on some interminable wait on the phone last week with hold music so awful, they had to have done it on purpose, to finally get to flipping through the July 2008 Gourmet magazine. I could control the crispiness when doing on the stovetop. Added cilantro, crushed pistachios andslivered sundried tomatoes in oil to flatbread base recipe . Thanks Deb. I added about a tablespoon of extra oil (used EVOO) and skipped the rosemary but topped with a middle eastern blend of spices called Zatar. I adore rosemary and flat bread so will have to try this version. Thanks for the recipe!! We got back from a weekend away and the last thing I felt like doing was cooking, but after seeing your beautiful pictures and reading your blog, I just had to make this! Brushed it with the olive oil then spread it out on a 913 cookie sheet and made it into a pizza (on the parchment).. Wasnt sure how it would do with all those wet ingredients but it was fantastic and my whole family (husband and 2 year old) loved it. is that easy?! I dont have parchment. We love these, make them all the time, and they get eaten up immediately. This is really easy recipe. 502 reviews. I just tried this recipe, and wow, it really is simple and delicious. I usually use a store-bought flatbread to make all kind of pizzas at home. Just made these for a potluck luncheon where most people were bringing salads. I think I rolled to the correct thinness, and used the parchment paper, etc. So glad I found this, probably the easiest flat bread recipe out there. I am visiting at least three bakeries every weekend trying to find rosemary bread, as it is simply my favorite! What an absolutely wonderful and simple recipe. A half sandwich served with your choice of a cup of soup, fresh fruit or Mac & Cheese. I just wanted to let you know that you are the absolute fantasticist (not a work, I know) for this recipe. My turn to bring the letter snack to preschool this week. And I can see I am not the only one. I made this recipe to create little crackers using dog and duck playdoh cookie cutters. Might try a mix of white and wheat flour next time. Beefeater (Manager's Special) A half sandwich served with your choice of a cup of soup, fresh fruit or Mac & Cheese. Thanks for this a-mazing recipe. I used nearly 3/4 tsp table salt and sprinkled Gruyere on top of one; I think I may do all of them with cheese next time! On the first flatbread, I found that I had not rolled it thin enough and it took about 15 minutes to bake. So I made these with fresh chives, a sprinkling of dried thyme, whole wheat flour, and a bit of extra sea salt, and served them with salmon ceviche, pickled tomatillos, and guacamole. I just finished baking the first one and I just had to come rush back to say thank you for sharing this! Ive added this recipe to my selection now to alleviate the boredom that is tortillas!! Okay, so not the most pleasant circumstances, but Ive been feeling a little ill due to a medical procedure and instructed not to eat much aside from white bread. Great recipe, thanks! YUM! Oh, Deb, you sweetheart youve taken care of this for me, now! In this case I suspect regular whole wheat flour would work as well.) I sprayed each side of the rolled out dough with some olive oil spray. Next post: marinated eggplant with capers andmint. I agree with previous commenters who liked them crispier. These look delicious and shockingly easy! New here? 6. next, also maybe onion. I love homemade crackers! I have one baking in the oven right now. Its so good I ate the whole first cracker when it came out of the oven and realized I needed to make a second batch. But actually, I also tried it as a pizza base, and it was great! Made these over the weekend with dried dill weed! Thanks for making this look so easy I will certainly have to make my own next time. Just oiled cold tray is fine. As I rolled out the 2nd piece of the dough, preparing it for the oven, I just made this to have on hand in lieu of dinner after we hit the cheese market on our block later today (flatbreads + French triple cream + honey + walnuts = cant even fathom how good it will be). Served with chips or baked chips (150/100 cal) and a pickle (5 cal). Youre more than welcome to come up to my country house if you bring this along with that eggplant dealie and some cheese! It was really goood!! Show Prices. They are dead simple and absolutely delightful. I also thought they could have used a little more salt or something as they were kind of floury and bland. Ill add this to my collection of take to work or share with friends recipes. Thank you. I would have cooked them longer but the edges were already quite brown. p.s. Amazing first time trying it and its wonderful I also did a sweet one as well. Thanks for posting the recipe! So good! No need to heat the tray I mean, you can, but I didnt find any great benefit to it here. Always love your words (and unflagging sense of gentle humour) about food, life, and the universe! Could this dough be made ahead and refrigerated overnight or even frozen? Reuben The Great (Manager's Special) A half sandwich served with your choice of a cup of soup, fresh fruit or Mac & Cheese. *Sigh* Ill be checking here daily! Holy yum. I have been trying to find a recipe for lavash and none of them seem right. Perfect. This is going to be one of those recipes that you can adapt to whatever you need. Thank you so much in advance. My brothers and sister and I would all crowd into the kitchen and hang out, waiting for the freshly baked salt crackers shed make with the trimmings of the pie crust. And I agree with everyone who has said, just add cheese and a bottle of wine! I love this recipe. I will be making the flatbread soon! Although I found these flatbreads to be very yummy, I also thought they were very dry. Probably took 15 min at 450. Its delicious. For the next batch will use for pizza, thanks so much for sharing. Thanks for sharing!! Thank you so much! Its the perfect thing to scoop any summer salad or vegetable dish, including the one Ill tell you about tomorrow (tease!). Thank you Deb! I like it, and Im curious to try it with toppings. I made them the night before and although they were kept in a Ziploc they lost a little bit of their crispness. And ate it all!!! Maybe I should use the rest on this! I baked mine on a standard cookie sheet and did not need parchment paper. It will most certainly be The Recipe of the Century!!! Mine came out more like biscuits :-( Any tips? Super quick, easy, and delicious. Some things you can try: with herbs, try fresh basil, parsley, or oregano; with the flour, switch out half for oat or chickpea flour; with the baking powder, try two teaspoons and 400 when you want a softer bread. Just substitute the 1 tbsp of rosemary in the bread with 1 tbsp of any flavoring. Kept really well in a sealed container throughout the week. I love your site! Hello! I wonder what it would taste like made with sesame oil instead of olive oil and no rosemary. I like the look of this! When I realized just how fast I would run out of fresh ingredients it had the potential to be pretty dispiriting, so I decided that rather than lament what I couldnt have, Id challenge myself to use up the contents of my fridge, freezer and pantry as creatively as possible so I could delay going shopping again as long as possible. And the rosemary and salt really made them so good. Cela contribue grandement la fire allure dont la ville affiche. I was trying out my bread machine. The dough, though, makes it a bit difficult: it was kind of shrinking and tearing apart when rolled probably because the flour is really whole grain, so I added some water after the first rounds and it was better, but in the end, the shape didnt matter. A half sandwich served with your choice of a cup of soup, fresh fruit or Mac & Cheese. A heartier flour or more dry climate could affect it though. i always use whole wheat flour and found it fine for this. Used as a pizza shell (rolled the edges before baking, then melted some stuff on top after crispifying in the oven). I agree confused by this and looking forward to the clarification. I didnt have fresh rosemary so I just used dried and it was still delicious! Mine came out great. Hi there, Thank you. Just came across this recipe and tried it immediatelymy kitchen smells great! I have hummus but my daughter asked what we had to eat with it. I brought church refreshments this past Sunday and opted to make these crackers to go with the spinach dip, instead of the store bought cracker options. They are so easy and the result so wonderful, even many days later, that you cant not make them. Im glad I prodded just a little :) I found Joe on your good reads list and have haunted his site since. Or these layered yogurt flatbreads, but theyre not fluffy and pita-ish. I would eat it all! Love the little sprigs of rosemary that are still clinging to the flatbread! Thank you! I have to post that I love this recipe. Todays another double day, one batch so super fast in the morning for a coworkers goodbye party (normally I would never attempt baking before school, but theyre amazing like that), and then I just HAD to make a second batch this evening for myself again. But shes cute! oh LORD this is amazing. True story with our first two births, this is what we had for dinner the night before, mere hours before labor began. Thank you for these tips they helped immensely! I must be part hobbit, because good food makes everything better. Your email address will not be published. But to start, lets talk about this recipe, something I think everyone in the entire world should have in their repertoire: Flatbread. People think its way more impressive than it actually is, too. ritz, monterey jack pepper cheese (cheddar, garlic and herb, swiss, or provolone are also delicious), deli ham or 4 slices deli turkey or 4 slices salami, are great too, tomatoes , cut into 8 thin slices each, mayonnaise or 2 tbsp mustard or 2 tbsp barbecue sauce or 2 tbsp hot sauce, pickles (see final step) (optional) or olives (see final step) (optional) or . Crispy and flakey, yet incredibly fast and easy to make. I had to comment on this recipe. I make these at least once a week. Saving up big time for the Maine house overlook the ocean, where it is nice and cool. The next two balls I rolled out very thin and they turned out great. You say to heat up one and then oil another? Served with blue corn chips and salsa. Im tempted to make them pull duty as sandwich slices, maybe on either side of fresh vegetables and herbed greek yogurt . And then let me know your results! Easy and very tasty! Just made the flatbread about an hour agoso deliciouswe gobbled it up with a chicken liver pate. Good with soups and salads and also as a cracker for cheese and tomato or just butter and a glass of wine! Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I made this last night- it was supposed to be a snack, but like Rachel, ended up being dinner! Thats the first time Ive cooked bread and it turned out fine! Ive made this three times so far, with rosemary, thyme, and basil.