Incredible 5-MINUTE Garlic Flatbread Recipe - Spain on a Fork (2024)

FAQs

Why are my flatbreads hard? ›

Not enough liquid/too much flour. I know, when the dough is wet it is sticky and harder to work. However, it is common for novice bakers to compensate for this by either putting too little water in the dough or going nuts with the flour when they're kneading.

In the oven: Preheat oven to 200° or Warm setting. Wrap the bread in a damp (not soaking) towel, place on a baking sheet, and pop it in the oven for 5-10 minutes. In the microwave: Wrap the bread in a damp (not soaking) towel, place it on a microwave-safe dish, and microwave on high for 10 seconds.

Instructions: 200°C/Fan 180°C/ Gas 6 14-16 mins Place flatbread on a baking tray on the middle shelf of a pre-heated oven. Cook until golden yellow in colour.

Pita bread originated from the Middle East and has been a staple food for people in Greek and Mediterranean culture. What's so special about this pocket flatbread is its semi-dry exterior with a chewy texture. It also boasts higher protein and fiber content than other grain products.

If your flatbreads are too dense, it's probably because you did not knead the dough enough. Make sure your dough looks completely smooth after kneading. You should also make sure that your baking powder is still viable or your flatbread will not rise as they bake and will turn out dense and hard.

To make crusty bread, create steam in the oven.

They have a professional secret: the steam-injected oven. Nothing offers the baker quite as nice a crust as an oven filled with steam for the first part of the baking process.

Over proving can produce a moist crumb, if your loaf is wide and flat and pale on the outside with small holes and a slightly damp interior, it may well be over. Under baking can produce a gummy interior. Try baking for longer.

But one really simple thing you can do is just put the loaf into a plastic bag after it has finished cooling down. So maybe 2-3 hours after it comes out of the oven, just put the loaf into a plastic bag and leave it in there. The crust will soften due to the internal moisture content.

Rub two 20cm x 30cm trays with olive oil, then evenly scatter over the breadcrumbs. Tear the top leafy half of the parsley into the blender. Peel and add the garlic, then blitz until fine. Squeeze in the lemon juice, add the cream cheese, blitz again until smooth, then season to perfection, tasting and tweaking.

Can you microwave garlic flatbread? ›

Cook in a non-stick frying pan on a low heat until golden brown on both sides. Alternatively, mix with 40ml cold water in a mug. Microwave on full power for 1 minute. Leave to stand for 1 minute before turning out onto a plate.

The flour you used may have contained too much protein. Protein is one of the ingredients that help yeast bread brown. Use bread flour that is purchased at a grocery store or a national brand of all-purpose flour.

Unlike pita bread, lavash can be made leavened or unleavened, based on your preference. What most distinguishes all flatbreads is their dense, toasty bite, as opposed to the soft, fluffy breads common in Western cultures.

Common issues for pita that does not puff up in the oven is the result of dough that is improperly proofed, dough that is too dry, dough that was not rolled thin enough or baking at too low of a temperature.

Having too thick pieces of dough/bread or b. not rotating the pitas in the oven, or not baking both sides evenly. I made a second batch, added more water to the dough, rolled them out thinner and cooked them the same way.

The usual reason why bread becomes too dense is due to using flour with low protein content. When your loaf is spongy and heavy, you might have also put too much flour into it or made the dough in a cooler or too warm setting. Bread baking may seem simple.

The flour could have too low a protein content, there could be too much salt in the bread recipe, you did not knead it or leave it to proof long enough, or you could have killed the yeast by leaving the dough to rise in a place that was too hot.