Easy Flatbreads

Easy to make and cook, Skill: ★ Cost: £ Equipment: ★ flatbreads are a good Store-wise: introduction to baking with Best eaten freshly made but can be frozen for up to 1 month and reheated for a few minutes in a hot oven.. yeast. Portion-wise Makes 6 small flatbreads.

Equipment Ingredients • Mixing bowl • 100g wholemeal flour Allergy Aware • Te a s p o o n • 100 g plain flour Gluten (flour) • Measuring jug • 1/4 tsp salt • Tablespoon • 1/2 tsp fast action dried yeast • Wooden spoon • 1/4 tsp caster sugar or honey • Rolling pin • 150ml warm water • Baking tray or pizza stone • 1/2 tablespoon olive or rape seed oil • Clean tea towel • A little extra flour and oil for kneading/proving

How to make it 1. Put the flours, salt, yeast and sugar in a mixing bowl. 2. Pour the warm water and oil into the dry ingredients in the bowl and mix into a soft but not too sticky dough. If it is too wet, add a little more flour but don’t make it dry. 3. Knead the dough for 5 minutes on a lightly floured surface then return to the mixing bowl and oil the surface very lightly. Cover the bowl with a plate or waxed fabric wrap- per and leave for at least 30 minutes, until the dough has doubled in size. 4. Set the oven at its highest temperature and put a baking tray or pizza stone in to heat up. 5. Knock back the risen dough (press it down with your fingertips), then divide it into 6 pieces. 6. Roll each piece of dough into a 15cm circle shape. Slap the flatbreads, however many can fit without touching, onto the hot tray/stone and bake for 2-3 minutes until puffed up. 7. Wrap the cooked flatbreads in a clean tea-towel and cook the remaining bread in batches. Serving Ideas • Best served warm and freshly made.

Eat well • This flatbread is a versatile starchy carbohydrate food that can accompany many meals and snacks. This food group helps people feel satisfied and fuller for longer as energy is slowly released. Because it is made with wholemeal flour it is also a good source of fibre and beneficial to health, as it helps prevent constipation. • It is also a useful finger food for young children and older adults who may find using cutlery challenging. For those needing a low salt diet, such as infants and young children, the recipe can be made with no salt.

Shopping Sustainability - good for • It’s very cheap to make your own you, good for the planet flatbreads • Make these as you need them and eat • Breadmaking flour is best for making straight away to reduce food waste. many risen bread products but these can • Stale flatbreads can be liquidised into be made with standard baking flour breadcrumbs for use as a coating or topping, or torn into pieces and baked at Cooking Together a low temperature to make croutons for • These are very easy to make, and salads or soup. children will love to get involved. A responsible adult must manage the oven and baking trays as high temperatures are involved. • Flatbreads have lots of uses – as a sandwich wrap, to break and dip into sauces and hummus, for containing fillings in hand-held recipes like fajitas & kebabs. • Flatbreads can be cooked outdoors in a pizza or cob oven.