Simple Flatbread
Flour and yogurt, kneaded and griddled — fresh, puffy flatbread in fifteen minutes flat.
Ingredients
- 250 g Flour
- 250 g Yogurt
- ¾ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Baking powder (optional)
- 20 g Butter (optional)
- 1 clove Garlic (optional)
Method
- Stir the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
- Add the yogurt to the dry mix and stir to a shaggy dough.
- Knead the dough on a floured counter just until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 4 balls and roll each into a rough oval about half a centimeter thick.
- Melt the butter and crush the garlic clove into it for a quick garlic butter. (optional)
- Heat a dry skillet over medium-high until a drop of water skitters across it.
- Cook each flatbread in the dry skillet until bubbles puff and the underside is charred in spots, about 2 minutes, then flip for 1 to 2 minutes more.
- Brush the hot flatbreads with the garlic butter and serve warm.
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About Simple Flatbread
This simple flatbread is the well-loved two-ingredient trick built on flour and yogurt, a quick unleavened-style bread that skips yeast and long proving entirely. Baking powder does the lifting instead, so the dough goes from bowl to griddle in minutes while still puffing and blistering like something that took far longer. It sits loosely in the broad Mediterranean and Middle Eastern flatbread tradition, the kind of everyday bread meant to be torn and used as a scoop or a wrap rather than served as a loaf. The yogurt is what makes it work, adding both moisture and a faint tang that keeps the bread tender.
The dough needs only a couple of minutes of kneading to come together and rolls out thin, then cooks fast in a dry, properly hot skillet where it bubbles up and chars in spots. A quick garlic butter brushed on at the end turns it from plain bread into something worth eating on its own. Fresh off the pan it's soft, warm, and pliable, ideal for mopping up curries and stews, wrapping grilled meats and köfte, or standing in for naan or pita when you don't want to wait for a yeasted dough to rise.
Simple Flatbread: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Simple Flatbread?
A serving has about 273 calories — 9.5g protein, 50.3g carbs, 3.8g fat, 1.7g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is Simple Flatbread gluten-free?
As written, no — it contains Flour. You'd need a certified gluten-free swap for that ingredient to make it gluten-free.
Is Simple Flatbread dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Yogurt, Butter. Swapping those for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
Do I need every ingredient to make Simple Flatbread?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out baking powder, butter, garlic — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Simple Flatbread make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.