Thursday, May 21, 2015

My Recipe Box - Flatbread

I was making curry the other night from Sunday's leftover roast lamb and realized I didn't have any naan bread. BUT I had also watched Gordon Ramsey's Ultimate Cooking School this week when he did a series on baking bread.

I found the recipe online but it didn't mention how much water - then I found the recipe printed in the Irish Times and that did include the measurement.



Ingredients

1 leek, trimmed and halved lengthways
15g butter (1 tablespoon)
3 tbsp olive oil
250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting (2 cups)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
100 ml of warm water

SautĂ© the leeks in the butter and a bit of olive oil along with seasoning until very soft. 
Put the flour in a bowl and add the water and the leeks and a bit more olive oil. Work this with a wooden spoon at first and when it comes together; use your hands to knead it for a few minutes.
Cover with plastic wrap and let the pastry rest for twenty minutes.
Shape the pastry into a sausage and slice the dough into into at least eight pieces, pat them out and then in a very hot, non-stick dry frying pan, fry them until they are starting to char and brown a bit. 
Sprinkle with salt and serve straight away.



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