Grilled Lebanese Flatbread
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- Extra virgin olive oil as needed
- 2 tablespoons zaatar, optional
- Whisk together the salt, sugar, yeast and 1 cup warm water in a large bowl.
- Let the mixture sit until it begins to froth, about 5 minutes, then add the flour and mix until well combined.
- (If the dough is very dry, add more warm water a tablespoon at a time to moisten it.)
- Cover and let rise somewhere warm for about an hour.
- Meanwhile, prepare a grill; the heat should be medium-high and the rack about 4 inches from the fire.
- When the dough has puffed up, transfer it to a well-floured surface and knead until soft and silky, 5 to 8 minutes.
- Cut the dough into 8 equally sized pieces and roll each one out until its about 6 inches in diameter; dont worry about making these perfectly round, but try to keep them relatively even in thickness.
- Brush one side of the breads with olive oil and put as many on the grill, oiled side down, as will comfortably fit at one time.
- While the first side cooks, brush the side facing you with more oil; when the breads begin to brown and puff up, flip them.
- When the second side is nicely browned, remove from the grill and sprinkle with the zaatar, if youd like.
- Serve immediately.
salt, sugar, yeast, allpurpose, extra virgin olive oil, zaatar
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013233 (may not work)