Flatbread

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 200 ml milk
• 200 ml lukewarm water
• 1 (7 g) packet dried yeast
• 500 g strong bread flour
• 25 g salt
• 25 g butter, softened and cut into cubed
• oil, for greasing

Recipe

• 1 mix the milk and water in a jug, sprinkle on the yeast and whisk.
• 2 leave for a few minutes in a warm place to let the yeast start working.
• 3 meanwhile, mix the flour and salt in a bowl.
• 4 rub in the butter, make a well in the centre, and then pour in the yeast mixture a bit at a time, until the liquid is all used up and you can bring the whole thing together as a dough.
• 5 if it's a bit sticky add a touch more flour or if it's a bit dry add more warm water.
• 6 turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for five minutes, until shiny and elastic.
• 7 rinse out the bowl with hot water.
• 8 shape the dough into a neat ball, place in the bowl and cover with oiled cling film.
• 9 leave in a warm place until doubled, which can take up to two hours.
• 10 the dough should feel light and full of air.
• 11 once risen, knock back the dough, then knead for a minute or so.
• 12 to make the flatbread, rip off pieces of the dough and flatten them out.
• 13 start with your hands, using a rolling pin to finish the job.
• 14 make sure the dough is nice and thin because once you put it on the heat it will puff up and if the bread isn't thin then you'll just get a doughy lump.
• 15 when you have a few thin pieces of dough, heat a heavy based frying pan and put a flatbread inches.
• 16 turn down the heat, leave to crisp up, then flip over and do the other side.
• 17 eat immediately!