Greek Flatbread

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 40 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 500 g strong bread flour
• 300 ml warm water
• 7 g powdered yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 mix the flour, salt and yeast together and then stir in the warm water and olive oil to make a soft dough.
• 2 transfer to a floured surface and knead for five minutes until springy, using extra flour if it's too sticky.
• 3 shape into a ball, brush over a little more oil, cover and leave to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
• 4 this should take about an hour.
• 5 knead again on a floured surface and divide into six pieces, rolling each chunk into a ball.
• 6 leave to rise for 10 minutes.
• 7 preheat the oven to 240 c or 475 f.
• 8 meanwhile, roll the balls flat until they're only 3mm or 1/8 of an inch thick and about 17cm or 7 inches across.
• 9 place on greased baking sheets, cover with a tea towel and let rest for 30 minutes.
• 10 spray the dough with water and bake for two minutes.
• 11 check to make sure they haven't gone hard and if not, bake for a couple minutes more.
• 12 you want them firm but not hard or brown.
• 13 remove from the oven and serve immediately with dips or as a wrap for all sorts of fillings.
• 14 great with kebabs!
• 15 if you must serve them later, you can brush them lightly with oil and then reheat them by briefly heating them in a frying pan.