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Easy Whole Wheat Mediterranean Flatbread

Pillow-soft and tender and really delicious flatbread. A fabulous accompaniment to dip into soup or stew and the best wraps for falafel, chicken kebabs, you name it. All done in one bowl in no time at all.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
RestingTime 20 minutes
Servings 10 flatbreads
Author Amanda - A Treat Life

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 tsps instant yeast (1 packet)
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups lukewarm water
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt ( I prefer low-fat or full fat for this)
  • 1 1/2 tbsps extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsps kosher salt
  • 2 1/4 cups (270g) whole wheat flour
  • 2 cups (256g) all-purpose flour + more as needed

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl add the yeast, water and sugar. Whisk to combine. Then whisk in the yogurt, olive oil and salt. Then add all the flour and combine with a spatula or your hands to combine. If the dough feels too sticky and wet add more flour a little at a time, until it forms a round. (This can also be done using a table-top mixer fitted with the dough hook.)

  2. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface (either flour is fine) and knead for about 5 minutes. Then divide the dough into 10 equal-sized rounds. Cover lightly with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let rise for about 20-30 minutes. (They should almost double in size.)

  3. Then when the rounds are ready, heat a lightly oiled cast iron skillet. Working with one dough round at a time, roll each round out either on a floured surface or between two lightly floured pieces of parchment. (I like them about 1/8" -1/4" thick. Then when the first round is ready, carefully transfer it to the hot skillet and let it cook a couple minutes on the first side until it starts to bubble up and has golden brown spots on the bottom. Flip over and cook about 2 minutes more on the second side until its brown in spots. Continue to roll the next round while the first one cooks and so on. (I usally can get 2 flatbreads in the skillet at the same time)

  4. Once you remove the flatbread from the skillet, transfer to a clean kitchen towel and keep covered while you cook the rest.

  5. Enjoy warm or once cool keep covered in the refrigerator in a zip-top bag. * To freeze- I like to store in between pieces of parchment in a freezer-safe bag. To re-heat, wrap in foil and place in the oven or thaw slightly and pop in toaster.

Recipe Notes

*These are also great with some chopped herbs like rosemary or thyme added in when you add the flour.

*Make sure your skillet is very hot, so you don't have to cook them more than a couple minutes per side.  They should be super soft and tender on the inside.