Aldeburgh Flatbread

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon dry yeast (a bit less than a tbsp)
• 1/4 teaspoon honey
• 300 ml water, hand-hot
• 500 g strong flour
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 4 tablespoons fruity olive oil

Recipe

• 1 cream the yeast with the honey, add teh water and mix. sprinkle on a tbsp of flour and leave to stand 15 minutes or until frothy.
• 2 add the salt to the flour, then add the yeast mixture and the olive oil.mix until you form a ball of dough, then transfer to a floured surface and knead with the heeel of your hand for 5 -8 minutes, or until the doughis smooth and elastic.
• 3 work in your chosen seasonings such as 1 tsp fennel seeds, 1 tsp crushed coriander seeds, 1 tbsp thyme, 1 tbsp marjoram or basil and 2 green spring onions finely chopped. knead about 3 minutes or until evenly distributed. do not add too many ingredients or it will be hard to knead.
• 4 flatten out and let rise for 15 minutes. pre heat a frying pan or grill pan or bbq and grill about 2 minute on each side.