As promised on Instagram, here is my flatbread recipe.

It is the perfect bread with a Mediterranean touch. The spices create a vacation atmosphere and the olive oil gently rounds off the whole thing.

One more tip: you can also prepare it in a pizza oven as a pita or even as small pizzas on the fudg! The dough is so airy and very easy to work with.

Now to the recipe:

300 ml lukewarm water

2.5 tsp dry yeast
1 tbsp sugar
180 ml yogurt (natural) or cream cheese
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp (level) salt
0.5 tbsp basil (dry or freshly chopped) I personally use fresh basil from the garden, I find that dry basil doesn’t have enough flavor.
0.5 tbsp oregano (dry)
2 cloves of garlic (chopped)
780 g flour
60 g fresh parsley (chopped)
Approx. 120 ml olive oil for coating

Preparation:

Mix the water, yeast, sugar and a little flour in a bowl and bake for about 15 minutes. Leave to stand until frothy. (The foam on the surface shows us that the yeast is active).
Then add the yogurt, olive oil, salt, basil, oregano and garlic, as well as the flour and parsley. Mix everything well.

Knead the mixture into a dough on a floured work surface. If the dough is too sticky, simply add a little more flour. Shape the dough into a sausage and divide it into ten equal parts. Shape them into balls and leave them to rest for 15 minutes. You can sprinkle the balls with flour and cover with a kitchen towel to prevent the surface from drying out.

While the frying pan is heating up, you can roll out the first ball to a height of half a centimeter. Grease the frying pan with plenty of olive oil and fry the flatbread for a minute and a half or until it bubbles. Then brush the top with olive oil, turn over and fry for another minute and a half.

Continue in this way until all the pitas are ready. I place a paper kitchen towel between each pita to soak up the excess oil. We like the pitas best with a yogurt and bell pepper sauce or with our homemade pesto sauce, even the next day. Of course, hummus or small salads also go well with it. The pitas are also ideal for freezing.

I hope you enjoy baking/roasting and, above all, having fun.

With sunny greetings from Israel,

Alexandra