Best Greek Flatbread Recipes

GREEK FLATBREAD PIZZAS

Steps:

• Place flatbread on an ungreased baking sheet; brush with vinaigrette. Layer with remaining ingredients., Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

GREEK FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Mix the flour, salt and yeast together and then stir in the warm water and olive oil to make a soft dough.
• Transfer to a floured surface and knead for five minutes until springy, using extra flour if it's too sticky.
• Shape into a ball, brush over a little more oil, cover and leave to rise in a warm place until it doubles in size.
• This should take about an hour.
• Knead again on a floured surface and divide into six pieces, rolling each chunk into a ball.
• Leave to rise for 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 240 C or 475 F.
• Meanwhile, roll the balls flat until they're only 3mm or 1/8 of an inch thick and about 17cm or 7 inches across.
• Place on greased baking sheets, cover with a tea towel and let rest for 30 minutes.
• Spray the dough with water and bake for two minutes.
• Check to make sure they haven't gone hard and if not, bake for a couple minutes more.
• You want them firm but not hard or brown.
• Remove from the oven and serve immediately with dips or as a wrap for all sorts of fillings.
• Great with kebabs!
• If you must serve them later, you can brush them lightly with oil and then reheat them by briefly heating them in a frying pan.

GREEK YOGURT TURKISH FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Combine the yeast, sugar, and water into a medium-large bowl and stir well. Allow to sit in a warm place for 5-10 minutes to activate the yeast. The mixture will be foamy and bubbly when activated.
• Whisk in the Greek yogurt olive oil and salt.
• Add flour and parsley and stir with a wooden spoon or sturdy spatula and until the dough comes together. Turn dough out onto a well-floured counter and turn to coat. Knead for 3-4 minutes or until dough is no longer sticky and springs back when lightly pressed. Sprinkle more flour onto the counter if the dough is sticky during kneading.
• Divide dough into 10 equal pieces, sprinkle lightly with flour, then cover with a clean kitchen towel. Allow to rest for 15 minutes.
• Preheat a medium saucepan to a medium-low heat. While pan is heating, roll one of the dough portions into an approximately 7-inch circle. Brush the top surface lightly with extra virgin olive oil. When the pan is hot, pick up the first circle with your hand and place in pan, oiled side down. Lightly brush the top surface with oil. Allow to the flatbread to cook for about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, until top surface is covered with bubbles and underside is golden around the edges and in spots.
• Flip to opposite side and cook for another 60-90 seconds until a few small golden spots appear. Don't overcook on the second side. Repeat rolling, oiling and cooking with remaining portions of dough.
• Sprinkle flatbreads with a bit more chopped parsley when finished, if desired. Stack flatbreads in a clean kitchen towel after cooking to steam a bit and retain softness.
• When cool, store in a ziplock bag. Reheat in a pan without oil for a minute or two on each side OR wrap flatbreads in paper toweling and heat in the microwave on low power until warm.

GREEK FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Place bread pieces in single layer on baking sheet; brush with reserved artichoke marinade. Top with cheese, tomatoes, artichokes and olives.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until heated through.
• Top with onions and parsley.

GREEK CYPRUS OLIVE ROSEMARY FLATBREAD (ELIOPITA)

Steps:

• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the chopped rosemary. Make a well in the center and add the water, the 1/4 cup oil, the olives, and onion. Stir together until fairly well mixed, then gather the mixture into a crumbly ball.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead, working in extra flour as needed, until smooth and elastic and no longer sticky, 10 minutes. Form the dough into a ball, cover it with a cloth, and let it rest on the work surface until beginning to rise and starting to feel spongy, 10 to 20 minutes.
• While the dough is resting, preheat the oven to 375°F Lightly coat a baking sheet with oil.
• When the dough is ready, flatten it out with your hands into a 10-inch diameter round. Transfer it to the prepared baking sheet and bake until slightly golden, 40 minutes.
• Brush the top and sides of the bread liberally with oil and sprinkle on the rosemary needles. Continue baking until quite golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on the baking sheet completely before serving.
• NOTES: Olive provides the acid element that is needed to activate the baking powder.
• In this recipe, the reason for sifting the flour is twofold; to ensure that there are no clumps of baking powder in the dough (the taste is not pleasant) and to lighten the flour for the weak leavening.
• VARIATIONS: Quick Olive Paximadia: Since flatbread starts out rather condensed in texture, elipita makes a fine hard rusk, especially to accompany hors d'oeuvres.
• You can top the rusks with a pile of finely chopped tomatoes, heap them with dressed sauted chickpeas, or spread them with taramasalata or other pastes. Since they are oven toasted rather than slow baked like traditional paximadia, they can be at hand quickly.
• Preheat the oven to 300°F Cut Olive Flatbread into slices 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide and 3 to 4 inches long. Place the slices on a baking sheet and toast, turning once, until light golden on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Remove, and brush one side of each slice with olive oil. Or, to keep for later, cool the rusks completely on the baking sheet and then store them in an airtight container. They will keep for up to 6 months.
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FETA-OLIVE STUFFED FLATBREAD RECIPE - GREEK.FOOD.COM

Steps:

• For dough: Sprinkle yeast and sugar over ¼ cup warm water in large bowl and proof (let stand until foamy).
• Mix remaining ¾ cup water and yoghurt into yeast mixture.
• Add 2 tblsps oil and 1 tsp salt.
• Mix in flour, ½ cup at a time.
• Knead until dough is smooth and elastic, adding more flour if dough is sticky, about 8 minutes.
• Lightly oil large bowl, add dough, turning to coat.
• Cover with damp cloth and let rise in warm, draft-free area until double in size, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200C).
• For filling: Lightly oil 13 inch pizza pan.
• Turn dough out onto lightly-floured surface.
• Divide dough in half.
• Roll one piece out to ¼ inch thick round.
• Transfer to pan.
• Sprinkle filling ingredients over, leaving ½ inch border all around.
• Roll out remaining dough.
• Place over filling.
• Press edges to seal and press dough down to flatten slightly.
• Bake bread until top is light brown, about 25-30 minutes.
• Cool slightly.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

GREEK STYLE FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Drizzle the olive oil over the flatbread and then spread the greek yogurt over top.
• Next, sprinkle the salt, pepper, oregano, garlic and onion powder over top.
• Now, add the chicken, peas, and tomato.
• Finally, cover with the parmesan cheese.
• Bake in a 425 oven for about 5-7 mins. Then, pop under the broiler for about 3 mins.

PLAKOPSY (GREEK FLATBREAD WITH CHEESE AND SPRING ONIONS)

Steps:

• Mix the water, egg and a pinch of salt together in a large bowl. Gradually add the flour, mixing it in with a fork first and then with your hands.
• Flour your work surface really well and knead the dough until it stops sticking to your hands.
• Mix the feta with the spring onions. Taste and add salt only if needed. Divide the filling into 4 portions.
• Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Flour the work surface well and roll one piece of dough out as thinly as you can into a 12 inch circle. Moisten the top of the sheet with a little sunflower oil. Take one-quarter of the filling and spread most of it over the rolled-out dough, leaving about a 2 inch border. Then fold two opposite sides of the dough inwards to overlap, brush with a little more oil and sprinkle over the remaining filling, then fold the other two sides over to form a square. Flour and lightly roll over the folded bread, then set aside.
• Repeat with the rest of the dough pieces and filling.
• Heat the 50 ml (2 oz) sunflower oil in a large frying pan and fry the breads, one at a time, for 3 minutes on each side, lowering the heat if you see them catching a bit.
• Let the breads cool for a minute and then eat with some kefir or ayran (a salty yogurt drink).

GREEK APPETIZER FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F for dark or nonstick pan (425 degrees F for all other pans). Spray 15x10-inch pan with sides with cooking spray.
• Unroll dough in pan; starting at center, press dough into 15x10-inch rectangle. Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until edges of crust are golden brown.
• In small bowl, stir Greek seasoning into cream cheese; spread over crust. Top with spinach, onion and olives. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours before serving. To serve, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Top each piece with tomato.