Garlic-Rosemary Flatbreads
- 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 1 medium rosemary sprig
- 1 large garlic clove
- Fine sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Make the Oil In a small saucepan, combine the olive oil, shallot, rosemary and garlic and cook over low heat until fragrant, about 10 minutes.
- Let cool completely, then season with salt and pepper.
- Make the Flatbreads Very lightly grease a small baking sheet with the garlic-rosemary oil.
- In a small bowl, whisk the warm water with the yeast and sugar.
- Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
- Whisk 2 teaspoons of the garlic-rosemary oil into the yeast mixture.
- Make the Flatbreads In a food processor, pulse the flour with the salt.
- With the machine on, drizzle in the yeast mixture until the dough just starts to come together.
- Scrape the dough onto a work surface and knead until smooth.
- Cut the dough into 4 pieces and formthem into balls, then transfer them to the prepared baking sheet.
- Brush lightly with the garlic-rosemary oil.
- Cover with a damp kitchen towel and let stand in a warm spot until nearly doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Make the Flatbreads Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 500 and set a pizza stone on the lowest rack.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll two of the dough balls out to 11-by-5-inch ovals and transfer to a lightly floured pizza peel.
- Lightly brush the dough with the garlic-rosemary oil and slide the breads onto the hot stone.
- Bake for about 3 minutes, until lightly golden and just risen.
- Transfer the breads to a towel to keep warm.
- Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Serve the flatbreads with the remaining garlic-rosemary oil.
- make ahead The flatbreads can be kept at room temperature for up to 3 hours.
extravirgin olive oil, shallot, rosemary sprig, garlic, salt, freshly ground pepper, water, active dry yeast, sugar, flour, salt
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/garlic-rosemary-flatbreads (may not work)