Flat (out) Bread

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

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons dry active yeast
• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 2 cups bread flour, plus more for work surface
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for bowl and griddle

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix together yeast and 3/4 cup water; let stand 5 minutes.
• 2 add remaining 1/2 cup water, flour, sugar, salt, and olive oil; mix until a dough is formed.
• 3 turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until firm, about 5 minutes. (or use your kitchen aid mixer to knead the dough).
• 4 lightly oil a large bowl and add dough.
• 5 cover with plastic wrap and keep in a warm place; let rise until dough has doubled in size, about 2 hours.
• 6 divide dough into 8, 2 oz. pieces.
• 7 roll each piece of dough out to an 1/8-inch-thick oblong circle; cover dough with a clean towel.
• 8 heat griddle over high heat and lightly coat with olive oil.
• 9 working with one piece of dough at a time, uncover and add to griddle. cook flatbread until bubbling and brown, 40 seconds to 1 minute, then turn and continue cooking 20 seconds more.
• 10 remove flatbread from heat; wipe griddle clean.
• 11 repeat process with remaining pieces of dough.