Homemade Flatbread Pizza

Once we perfected the Flatbread Crackers, the natural progression was to make Homemade Flatbread Pizza.  Talk about the perfect Friday night, everyone top their own, grab a beer and get happy food.

It’s inventory week at my office and considering I only got home from work 45 minutes ago, we topped our flatbread pizzas with simple ingredients straight from the fridge.  For the crust, we made the parmesan garlic & herb version and prebaked them for 4 minutes.  We then topped them with sliced tomato, salami, mozzarella cheese, spinach and a drizzle of olive oil.   Another 6-8 minutes in the oven until cheese was melted and bubbly.

While I love the Homemade Pizza Dough we make in our bread machine, sometimes you neither have the time nor energy to wait the 2+ hours for it to be ready.  These yummy Homemade Flatbread Pizzas were firmly in my grasp in about 20 minutes.  Can’t beat that!!

Homemade Flatbread Pizza

Libby with Lemony Thyme

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Servings 4

Ingredients

  

For Flatbread crust…

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• flavor add-ins choose from options below or your own
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• additional olive oil & sea salt for topping

Flavor variation add-ins…

• Parmesan & Garlic Herb ~ 1/4 cup parmesan cheese 1 Tbl. fresh finely chopped herbs, 1 tsp. garlic powder
• Rosemary & Freshly Cracked Black Pepper ~ 1 Tbl. fresh finely chopped rosemary 1 tsp. freshly cracked black pepper
• Lemony Thyme ~ 1 Tbl. fresh finely chopped lemon thyme 1 Tbl. lemon zest
• Seed Blend ~ 1/4 cup assorted seeds such as poppy, sesame, sunflower, flax, chia

For pizza toppings…

• Favorite sauce cheese, toppings

Instructions

 

• Place pizza stone or heavy baking sheet on center rack of oven. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and choice of flavor add-ins. Make a well in the center and add water and oil. Stir until just combined then turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead 4-5 times.
• Cut into 2 equal pieces. Place each on parchment paper and roll until about 3/8-inch thick. Brush lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt (optional). Slide onto un-rimmed baking sheet, then slide parchment/dough onto pizza stone. Bake for 3-4 minutes. Slide parchment paper back onto un-rimmed baking sheet and add favorite toppings. Return to oven and bake an additional 6-8 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Cool slightly before serving.