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. My Blog jasons deli flatbread crackers recipe I think Ill try them with thyme next time. I made these Sunday night following the recipe to a t. I have experimented with many different flatbreads trying to find a light and crispy one for a pizza and this indeed was finally it! Perhaps some additional baking time would have helped? I have just forwarded this onto a friend who had been conducting a little research on this. It took no time at all and was the perfect accompaniment to my dinner. Im just wondering if my measurements resulted in a higher dry to liquid ingredient ratio than yours (due to flour measuring, flour brand, etc). thanks for putting this up! Okay, Im making fish chowder tonight (its currently 7pm and its not yet started) and thought Rosemary flatbread! That issue of Gourmet was one of the best EVERand I, too, have made most everything in the section on herbs, including this flatbread! Your email address will not be published. I bet you could use King Arthurs White Whole Wheat flour in these entirely. 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. They were amazing!!! hi i made this today using whole wheat flour (100%) and thyme (thats what i had in the herb garden) and everyone loves them. I know there are great pizza dough recipes here, but given that Im still a yeast virgin, I think Im going to stick to cheat baking with soda and powder a while longer. Delicious! And while the first batch had terrific flavor, it was not at all crispy and I had left it in for at least 20 minutes. The humidity today is >65% so if there are any leftovers (I always make a double batch) they get popped into the toaster. :/. Ive made a couple of varieties too. Yes, I have made this on a pizza stone, and to paraphrase Seinfeld Yes, theyre real, and they were fantastic! Yes yes.the issue made me swoon and I went outside and raided the basil to make a basil parmesan version that was delightful and like that god awful movie.gone in 60 seconds. 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. Made these with 1cp ap flour and 3/4cp bobs low carb whole grain flour ( thats what was at my bodega in this time of insanity). This looks yummy. Thanks, Yvonne, that was my question as well. So good! I tried it with some sardines, and also a chunky fire-roasted tomato and zucchini dipohhh Heaven. Required fields are marked *. As Jane M commented above, I made the flat bread last night after checking in to read the blog and it was simple, quick and DEElicious! I made this fabulous flatbread first for myself and then two days later for a party (yep, its that good!) They go extremely well with goat cheese (both plain and flavored), and I cannot tell you how many people asked for the recipe. My sis broadcasts live 5 nights a week! I made these this weekend with tarragon and chopped, rosted, sweet onion. Love it. Thanks, Deb for being so inspiring! What was I going to do I thought, the stores are all closed now and I have to be up at nine tomorrow to head out. Avocado Toast. Ooh I so want to make this! Thanks so much! Thanks for another simple, classy recipe! I rolled the dough out on foil instead of parchment & kept the lid on the grill while they cooked. 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 realized it immediately, so I didnt add more rosemary on top, It was a spur of the moment thing, so I didnt have any appropriate fresh herbs. So far its been quite fun. I am giving it a try with dried figs mixed into the dough and serve it with some cheese. I made this flatbread also and youre right it is sooooo delicious. I dont have parchment. I love homemade crackers! It does sound delicious. Thanks! It was great! You are right, the results are perfect. Got all of them on at the same time. Cant wait to make for my family at Easter. Served with blue corn chips and salsa. I made these and hummus (with the skins off of the beans, like Deb taught me). Ive made it a bunch of times now. I just made these for dinner, but my toddler and I have already devoured most of one of the flatbreads because once we sampled a bit, we couldnt stop! Also made it with chives instead. (Im having flatbread pizzas, with yard fresh toms and basil to impress the hubby boy). (as I was told not to do by all the family bakers ready with their advice!) Im with you Kiki. The hubby and I are having a friday night in tonight, so perhaps Ill raid my hearty fire-escape rosemary plant and attempt some flatbread. Ooh! Thank you for checking. Ive been making this for years, and make this at least once a week! The key to these being nice and crispy is making sure the baking sheet is HOT before putting the dough on it. I am absolutely hooked and have made this dozens of times it takes about 15 minutes start to finish and Ive got the recipe memorized by now, so its really a no-brainer to make with soup, salad, anything. My favorite so far has been substituting italian seasoning for rosemary. I made this tonight it was heavenly! Always comes out great. I absolutely LOVE this. Just came across this recipe tonight. Absolutely delicious and too easy to be true! I mill my own, so the texture is much different than whole wheat thats been sitting on the shelf. A girl can dream, cant she. I would never have thought of making crackers on my own, although I could not do without them. Love this recipe (my sister also says it is her favorite cracker) and I love making it. Shes eating it now! She will not shut up about that zaatar. LOVED IT! Super simple recipe like this one also. Also its great idea to add some tomatoe sauce, fresh basil and mozzarella on the top and bake for 2-3 minutes more. They all tasted great. I cut them into cracker size with a pizza cutter before baking. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Ive never made flatbread at home before, but you have such a lovely knack for finding recipes that are both completely tempting and seem very approachable. I think youre going to have quite a few new fans, Deb! And I looooove rosemary :o). Made it with part whole-wheat flour still yummy! Deb to the rescue yet again! SO good with goats cheese. This is my first time making any type of flatbread, so Im pretty happy with the result (and somewhat impressed with myself). And yes, I am angling for that Labor Day invite to the Maine beach house! need to bake! They didnt crisp up and they were a bit dry. I followed the directions exactly! And I can see I am not the only one. 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. Heres a suggestion to help save sanity..buy a home phone that has a speaker on it and then you can do other meaninful tasks while the speaker plays those old tunes.. when the customer service/tech rep (Im guessing here) answers, you can pick up your phone to have the conversation. Thanks for the inspiration! Thank you for these tips they helped immensely! They are assuming you are rolling it out on parchment and then you put the parchment on the preheated pan. Made these tonight and they were SO GOOD and SO EASY I immediately made another batch with truffle salt. Two questions: I am surprised by how easy it was and how well it turned out. It was too salty for me so I ate them with yak cheese and honey. I figured out after to roll the dough ON the stone. Is it possible to add weights? 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. Ive made these several times, always to rave reviews, always with people requesting the recipe. a friend of the family gave us a huge rosemary plant (that thankfully is actually lasting through all the snow here in brooklyn).and i cant stop using it in everything i make i just never tire of it! 6. I used a baking stone and loved it. This recipe is a going to be a regular in our house. i either do dishes or knit (two activities i must do, but dont like to), so it doesnt feel like a total waste of time. Overall I found the flatbread to be yummy, so much so that before the second flatbread had finished baking, Id nibbled my way through half of the first cooling flatbread. check. Ill have to try this one. Just made this last night. I used white whole wheat flourit was *so* delicious! We wont be buying flatbread at the store any longer. My son asked for hot pockets which I refused to buy. On the first flatbread, I found that I had not rolled it thin enough and it took about 15 minutes to bake. This is so easy and delicious, cant wait to make it again! Thank you for the inspiration. I should have increased the salt a bit too. Would you also call this Lavash? Aaah! Delicious homemade flatbread, here I come! I love the richness of the color and thickness of the glass. http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/artisan-herb-crackers/. I promised the family homemade pizza last night, but didnt realize I was out of yeast, and I didnt want to go back to the store. Always love your words (and unflagging sense of gentle humour) about food, life, and the universe! oh LORD this is amazing. The next two balls I rolled out very thin and they turned out great. Made these over the weekend with dried dill weed! Had it with Italian Wedding Meatball soup and my children and husband loved it. So glad I found this, probably the easiest flat bread recipe out there. I ground up a bunch of different grains and made this as you said, and it turned out fantastic!!! Thank you. Note: You can watch an Instagram demo of this recipe here. Thank you for the great recipe! fairly recent to your blog, shared by my colleague and your fan. I was out of parchment paper so I just rolled it out on a Silpat and it turned out perfectly. I found this recipe after trying some delicious commercial (small bakery) rosemary flatbread. Painfully easy with great results! Thank you for yet another home run recipe Deb. Just made them for an after school snack :) The kids LOVED them! Delicious! I put some basil in too. Also, maybe my oven runs low, but these took a good 15 minutes to get golden in color. I just made these DELICIOUS! Ive added this recipe to my selection now to alleviate the boredom that is tortillas!! 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 want only soup in cold and my mother made different types of soup on my growing stage. Solves the age-old question, What do we smear our goat cheese on? Is that not the age-old question? Tried this recipe tonight. It was really goood!! Maybe adding cinnamon & sugar, instead of salt + rosemary, will make for a good sweet alternative of this incredible recipe!!! I just made these, with 3/4 cup of whole wheat flour. I found that if I cut the third one in half, I can just fit then all on one sheet. Lightly coat a large baking sheet with olive oil. Thanks for sharing!! Are two trays being used here.? Have searched the internet and cant find it. What an absolutely wonderful and simple recipe. Its possible to find pareve (non-dairy/non-meat) dough in the Kosher frozen food section or at a Kosher butcher or grocery store. Served up with cilantro and jalapeno hummus. I also thought they could have used a little more salt or something as they were kind of floury and bland. Could this dough be made ahead and refrigerated overnight or even frozen? Its delicious. It was amazing. Too bad I cant use the two of them together. plus, it gives ya neat pieces!!! Its WONDERFUL!!! They just elastic themselves into a much smaller shrunken version of what I set on my cookie sheet. I had to add extra oil and water. 1/2 pound of hot roast beef, provolone, mayo, toasted on New Orleans French bread. I have never made bread before and I saw that someone had made a comment that this was a great recipe to try for someone scared to try to make bread. Decided to try it with black pepper and parmesan, in the oven now. Maybe I should have increased the temperature?) These are great. Cook each side for about a minute, or until beginning to blacken. Ooo, this reminds me of the homemade herb crackers I made awhile back. lovely! I followed the measurements exactly, but the dough was very wet and sticky, so I had a really hard time rolling it out and couldnt get them as thin (or, sadly, as crispy) as yours. I tried this with 100% whole wheat flour, you know to feel less guilty about eating the whole thing! One modification that I really liked: I used a pizza cutter to make individual pieces right before I put it in the oven. Had to half it because I didnt have enough flour, but it came out great. Some of my less-than-sane friends organize a food challenge dinner where they pick one ingredient and assign courses to each couple (and me, solo sigh) and you have to incorporate said ingredient, with some very fascinating combos you try putting pork in a dessert. I have one baking in the oven right now. The technique is fascinating. One in the oven and one with bread on it? Ive made this three times so far, with rosemary, thyme, and basil. Make a well in center, then add water and oil and gradually stir into flour with a wooden spoon until a dough forms. I would enjoy hearing about successes and failures I find it would contribute to the collective Smitten Borg Mentality. I woke up this morning and realized that I did not think of a quick bite for our pre-dinner cocktails. I cant wait to get reviews from the family. Made this tonight to go with fresh cheese. I made a double batch last fall, baked up half the rounds for a baby shower, then came home and baked up the second half for myself! Perhaps I didnt roll my pieces out thin enough, but I felt that this lacked flavor the texture was somewhat off it wasnt doughy enough for a lavash or true flatbread, but it wasnt crisp enough as a cracker. I wonder if you could make this on a pizza stone? They are so easy and the result so wonderful, even many days later, that you cant not make them. Thank you Deb! I also saw those two recipes. I tried this w Bobs Red Mill baking flour. I used 100% freshly milled wheat, a mixture of both soft white and hard red. Ive made this heaps now, its now one of my stock recipes for those fun, lazy, nibbly evenings with friends. Avocado Toast. Thank you for such a great and easy recipe! It went as beautifully with a winter meal as I imagine it did with your summer meal. The recipe was very easy to follow and produced a beautiful batch of flatbread. Were definitely going to do a pizza next. omg, i cant stop eating theseand theyre not even fully cooled yet! I divided the dough into fours (to fit onto 2 baking sheets) and tried different seasonings on eachone with garlic salt/rosemary, one with fresh cracked pepper and parmesan folded in, one as written, etc. Very easy and very good. It requires no resting times and really no kneading like with yeast breads. Yummmm just made these today on Australia Day And it never gets the credit that it deserves. Also, it needs a sprinkle of salt before baking, which the recipe says but I omitted and I shouldnt have. Could I make this with fresh ground whole wheat flour? Stir together flour, chopped rosemary, baking powder, and salt in a large, wide bowl. Im going to try yours. These were EXCELLENT! Tons of tarragon and thyme. Does it have to be parchment paper? Are you serious!? Goes great with the bratwurst for our German themed dinner. The bread looks delicious but I want that blue bowl. Or what else can I do? I must be part hobbit, because good food makes everything better. I see people post questions but none seem to answer or care past seeing their names in lights. Crispy, rich, abfab. That was, um, a very good idea. My dad & I enjoyed it with smoked trout and assorted cheese tonight. I used black salt to top mine. OMG Im 9 years late to the party, but a friend just shared this page on Twitter last night. These look delicious and shockingly easy! I served it as a starter with the goat cheese & olives from the same article and it was a real hit! I will be making the flatbread soon! Very forgiving too. Perfect!! 43 followers. Yum. So I was looking for a savory app to bring to a party last night and came across these. They are going to smear a little Nutella on them for dirty dogs and ducks. Bake until pale golden and browned in spots, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating flatbreads if needed on the pan for even color. Looks good and easy. Just made these with 40g of whole wheat flour subbed in, turned out great! Thanks for the easy, delicious and great recipe! Or have too much cheese, a terrible fate!! Roll it out again! Ovens vary so much, its my first thought. So quick and easy, but so delicious and flaky. My son asked for these for D week at preschool. I made these last night to go with your mushroom soup. Ive made it twice since then.. Oh yeahlove the blog! I love rosemary in bread products!! Off to make me some rosemary flatbread now! Thanks. I loved the rosemary flavor! Flatbread is even better, as then I eat less of it! He is currently one of my daily reads. The first ball was a little and not to crispy, so it was probably a couple of minutes underbaked. They look divine and so very simple. Ive made these twice now and they are AMAZING! This is fantastic! I would have cooked them longer but the edges were already quite brown. Thank you for sharing this one, I have tried a few others but this is the best! I did need to roll against the flap side of the plastic wrap, so it wouldnt unroll, no problem there either. But actually, I also tried it as a pizza base, and it was great! But shes cute! This looks yumm! Glad to have found this quick and versatile recipe. Was it browned when you took it out? 9 essential traits of a good husband. This Bread is lovely!and unbelievably simple. Thanks for making this look so easy I will certainly have to make my own next time. $15.08+. I made it with 1/2 cup wheat flour subbed in. Its the only sea salt I have in the pantry right now and I like the way black salt looks on light food. 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. More cracker than bread, this stuff is dreamy. Will make a great gift along with some sharp extra-old cheddar cheese and a jar of homemade antipasto. MMM, looks delicious. It seemed a little bit on the oily side but the thinner ones did bubble up like the flatbreads I my family used to buy at St. Urbains and I consider that a good thing. I noticed on the web that another person had same experience and added an egg. I found I needed to reduce the salt and also be careful to really roll them out thinly or they can be a bit less crunchy. Youre more than welcome to come up to my country house if you bring this along with that eggplant dealie and some cheese! I just leave the dough ball on the counter, with the mixing bowl upside down over it. Served with chips or baked chips (150/100 cal) and a pickle (5 cal). I then happened upon this wonderful recipe. Just made these and they are delicious, thank you so much for sharing! Served with a cup of au jus. Im going to have to try your homemade goldfish next and also see if I can make my own fish-shaped cookie cutter in my jewelry and metalsmithing class this semester. Yea! Wow I cant believe I have made a recipe BEFORE you! Maybe I should use the rest on this! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Thank YOU for the meal!! Ill say that I have made this recipe also a couple of times with some bulk cheese powder and it is delicious that way, too. Believe it or not, Ive never brushed them with olive oil, and they are still delicious. Thanks! 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. Grilled, 100% antibiotic-free chicken breast, sliced avocado, lemon crema, chipotle aioli, jalapeno pepper jack, pickled red onions on a traditional Mexican-style roll. :). What else should I use? We made this last night but substituted Indian spices for the rosemary. wow, nice flat bread I do make flat breads but only plain mixing it with herbs such a good idea.. thanks for the post such an inspiration. Anyone making food gifts at the holidays looking for a savory treat should try these in lieu of cookies. Running late to prepare for our guest, I trusted your advice that these could be made quickly and indeed they came together so well that I had time to make two batches one as written, and the other using thyme and black pepper in place of the rosemary. I like everyone else posted here really enjoy this blog, but can I suggest something. 1/2 pound of hot corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut, 1000 Island dressing, grilled on marbled rye. Could I make these with non-gluten flour mixes like: rice flour + quinoa flour + sorghum flour + tapioca flour + xanthin gum? I think bleu cheese and white wine would be a good combo as well. Caaaarbs We really like Chinese scallion pancakes but theyre a pain to make and a little greasy (no chance of ever getting them in a restaurant around here). Avocado Toast. TASTY! maybe cutting into smaller pieces, for more browning? Do you actually use the heavy baking pan you leave in the oven when preheating? Keep up the great work! We just crushed come whole coriander and mustard seeds, added a pinch of garam masala and extra pepper. New here? I will definitely make it again, maybe with other spices like zaatar. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. A half sandwich served with your choice of a cup of soup, fresh fruit or Mac & Cheese.