Feta-Stuffed Grilled Flatbread
- 1 teaspoon/5 milliliters honey
- 2 teaspoons/7 grams active dry yeast (1 packet)
- 3 cups/375 grams whole-wheat flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons/13 grams fine sea salt, more as needed
- 3/4 cup/180 milliliters plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup/120 milliliters, plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, more for brushing
- 2 to 3 cups/250 to 375 grams all-purpose flour, more as needed
- 1 cup/50 grams fresh basil leaves
- 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup/30 grams fresh oregano leaves
- 1 cup/130 grams crumbled feta cheese
- In a small bowl, whisk together 2 cups warm water and the honey.
- Sprinkle yeast over warm water.
- Stir to dissolve.
- Gradually stir in whole-wheat flour.
- Stir about 1 minute.
- Let mixture rest, uncovered, 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle salt over mixture.
- Stir in yogurt and 1 tablespoon oil.
- Stir in 2 cups all-purpose flour, then add more a little at a time, until dough is too stiff to comfortably stir.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle in additional flour as needed to yield a smooth and only very slightly sticky dough.
- Let dough rise at room temperature in a lightly oiled bowl, loosely covered with a dish towel, until doubled in bulk, about 2 to 3 hours.
- Alternatively, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- In a blender or food processor, puree basil leaves, 1/2 cup oil, a large pinch of salt and the garlic.
- Scrape mixture into a bowl.
- Divide dough into 8 equal portions.
- If you let your dough rise at room temperature, chill dough balls for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
- (If you refrigerated the dough overnight, you can skip this second chilling if the dough still feels cool.)
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 dough ball to a 6-inch circle (keep remaining balls on a baking sheet loosely covered with a dish towel).
- Brush top of circle with basil oil and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon oregano and 2 tablespoons feta.
- Fold edges of dough over the center of the filling and press together to seal, so filling is no longer visible.
- Use hands or a rolling pin to reroll dough to a 6-inch circle.
- Repeat with remaining dough balls.
- Brush both sides of dough rounds with olive oil and grill for 5 to 6 minutes, flipping halfway through, or until each side has grill marks.
- The bread is ready to be flipped when it begins to puff and bubble.
- Sprinkle with salt while hot and serve with remaining basil oil for dipping.
- Note: Measurements for dry ingredients are given by metric weight for greater accuracy.
- The equivalent measurements by volume are approximate.
milliliters, active dry yeast, flour, salt, flour, fresh basil, garlic, oregano, feta cheese
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016749 (may not work)