The Unassuming Addition For Tastier Homemade Flatbread

Homemade flatbread is one of the most versatile and inflation proof foods ever devised. Requiring few ingredients, flatbreads can be made in small or large batches and stored in the freezer for months on end. Still, you'll want your affordable bread to be fluffy and flavorful. There is no better ingredient for achieving this than full-fat plain Greek yogurt.

While it may seem like an unassuming ingredient, Greek yogurt is one of the key ingredients for a low maintenance, quick, and extremely tasty flatbread. The yogurt does three things. First, it provides the moisture necessary to turn flour into dough. Second, as yogurt is a fermented product it adds an extra tang and bite to the flavor of the bread. Third, the fat present in the yogurt — and it must be full-fat — helps develop flavor, as well as bind all of the ingredients together into a smooth, cohesive whole.

Though it has a flavor of its own, the yogurt provides a great base from which to build flavor. You can easily customize this flatbread to your personal flavor preferences by adding favorite herbs and aromatics to your dough. Along with the yogurt and spices, the other key ingredient for this flatbread, self-rising flour, creates an airy and flavorful bread adaptable to a wide variety of different meals.

There really are only two ingredients needed to make this flatbread successfully: self-raising flour and Greek yogurt. Self-raising flour is an excellent ingredient to add to your pantry, as it is three ingredients — flour, salt, and baking powder — combined into one. Flour provides base. Salt provides flavor. Baking powder adds lift without the time needed for standard yeast to rise.

In a bowl, you'll mix together the self-rising flour and your full-fat plain Greek yogurt until if forms a cohesive ball of dough. Measurements will vary depending on how large you want your bread batch to be. You can add any extra flavors, like garlic, thyme, oregano, or red pepper flakes to the flour before adding the yogurt. Let the dough ball rest for at least 20 minutes so that it is able to relax and roll easily.

Divide the dough into smaller balls and roll each into a flat circle. Brush each circle with oil or melted butter, and cook on a hot griddle for just a few minutes per side. The result should be a beautifully browned, light, fluffy, tangy, and flavorful flatbread that makes a great accompaniment to a meal or an excellent alternative to traditional sandwich bread. All in under an hour, and all it took was a little flour and yogurt.