It never ceases to amaze me how a little flour and water can
be transformed into such delicious, gorgeous bread, and in just a matter of
minutes at that. Inspired by the thought of these earliest flatbreads, I went with
about half wheat flour and half all-purpose, as well as a little spoon of corn
meal for some extra texture.
I’ll be giving no ingredient amounts below. Flatbread’s not
like that. Combine water, flour and a pinch or two of salt; and mix together
as shown until you have a soft, sticky dough. That’s it. The other key is to
use a very hot cast iron pan or griddle. You can wipe the surface with a tiny
bit of vegetable oil, but basically a dry pan works the best.
If you’re not in a hurry, wrap your dough and let it sit on
the counter top for an hour or two. This
will give the flour time to hydrate, which will provide a little nicer
texture. Having said that, I didn’t wait
at all, and mine came out fine.
So, if you’re interested in making flatbread like they did
when people thought the earth was flat, then I hope you get this easy and delicious technique a try
soon. Enjoy!
22 comments:
In India most people still make bread this way. But many prefer to add a little oil and use entirely wheat flour. After lightly toasting the bread in a cast iron pan, they usually roast it in open flame.
Chef John...congrats...u just made roti...the first truly authentic indian dish on foodwishes :)...may this be the beginning of several more delicious forays into indian cuisine!!
Dear Chef John,
You just made a Chapatti. If you smear a little butter or ghee on the rolled out dough, then fold it back on itself and roll it out again, you will have made a Paratha....enjoy:)
I am really interested in what you wrote here. This looks absolutely perfect. All these tinny details gives me a lot of knowledge.
this is just great, chef. Thanks for sharing.
I don't care about how to call them. I just made some a few hours ago and they were delicious! Thank you chef John!
I just had a general question.
Why is it so hard to find regular Olive oil in stores? Whenever I try to look for regular all I find are a variety of Extra Virgin Olive Oils. Is there a brand that you're partial to and use regularly? Perhaps I should order it online?
Anyway, I love your blog and I cook one of your recipes at least once a week!
Thanks :D
I don't really have a regular brand for regular olive oil. Usually just go with the stores brand, and I never had much of a problem finding it. Not sure where you're located, but all the big supermarkets in San Francisco carry it. Good luck!
I threw some minced garlic and rosemary in mine. OUTSTANDING!!!
Chef John, a big THANK YOU! I made this for my daughters while they are waiting for the pizza dough to rise and they loved this in any filling they choose. (Left-over roast chicken). It is so simple and quick to prepare. And yes, my eldest commented it looks like Roti Canoi(?) which we tasted while in Penang Malaysia. I didnt recognize as I thought it was made with rice flour being an Indian dish. I dont like the dish with curry as sauce but she does.
Don't panic!
Make Bannok.
Here's what we did: we used this bread to wrap around the carnitas which we also made, both for the first time. Wow. My teen son found this site and we are enjoying a lot of the recipes here. Thank you!
We don't have a cast-iron skillet, can we use a heavy-bottom stainless steel pan?
Should work!
All right, we decided that we wanted to make Beef Goulash and the little gems and wrap them like a taco with some sour cream. After thinking about what to call them, it occurred to me that maybe Hungary is considered one of the -Stans, so we decided to call them "Stanwiches"
Made these tonight to go with my curry. My husband liked them so much he wants them every night. Super easy and I didn't need to find or make my own ghee. Thanks!!
can i use bread flour?
Did you add salt to the dry ingredients?It looked like you did but it wasn't mentioned.
watch again, salt mention before water added. enjoy!
I think this bread is even healthier that the one bought in the shop! http://skywritingservice.com/blog/healthy-food-that-you-should-eat-regularly has a list of products you should eat regularly!
I did not see the amounts for the recipe. A smaller recipe would be nice since its just my husband and I.
Could you please tell me where it is?
+Marie Smith, he didn't use measurements. It was literally just a few spoonfuls of flour and it made just two flatbreads. If you want a recipe, you'll have to make notes as you watch the video.
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