I used nearly 3/4 tsp table salt and sprinkled Gruyere on top of one; I think I may do all of them with cheese next time! MMMMMMMMMMMMMM. (chocolate caramels with a hunk of bacon in the middle actually really good) So this time were challenged with nectarines and I was going to make a nectarine salsa with cilantro but I have all this gorgeous basil on the deck. The recipe was very easy to follow and produced a beautiful batch of flatbread. Ill be giving this a try soon. i had been trying Crisp Rosemary Flatbread when i read this post few days back and its amazing and my another favorite after soup. Will make a great gift along with some sharp extra-old cheddar cheese and a jar of homemade antipasto. The second round is baking now with cinnamon sugar on top :) Thank you again, LOVE your site. You werent kidding when you said this was recipe was easy! We were at culinary school over there and one of them is now a professional chef, but she recently called me saying she was craving that bread i used to make. Perfect for a BBQ. Though not as filling as a regular pizza, the flavor was much better. I will be making the flatbread soon! Lightly coat a large baking sheet with olive oil. Thank you. check. Ramassage d'encombrants Ustaritz Dchetteries et ramassage d'encombrants. I could control the crispiness when doing on the stovetop. Thank you Deb for taking the time to respond. Absolutely delicious and too easy to be true! need to bake! Dont undercook them! Always love your words (and unflagging sense of gentle humour) about food, life, and the universe! This is fantastic! My favorite so far has been substituting italian seasoning for rosemary. Ill be making this today. I just have to say that one of the *other* things I love about your posts (BESIDES the wonderful recipes, which I love) is all the people, from all over the world, who comment and give ideas and variations!! I think theyd make a nice pizza base very flaky and almost pastry like. http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/artisan-herb-crackers/. Yum!!!!!! Theres something intoxicating about the smell of freshly baked pastry. Haha!! I want to make more to play around with not only the spices but also flours I wonder if a GF version would be good? And if there were ever a spread that could lift you from your love lifts us up where we belong drudgery, it would be that gorgeous herb-focused spread near the back of the issue. will definitely make it again with the rosemary. Ive made it lots of times just as it is written, but made it again today, subbing corn meal for about 1/3 of the flour to make a heartier, more corn-chip like cracker. I am having a small dinner party tonight and I have been to the grocery too many times already. I brought this to my friends wine tasting last night. Ive made this at least 10 times in the past 6 weeks since I discovered it. This is totally going into my favorite recipes file! Thank you. I also saw those two recipes. Also, made smaller and cooked in a cast iron skillet (too hot to use oven here, today!) as for waiting on hold, i cant tell you what a difference a headset makes. Really eye-opening and inspiring. Hmmm, I think this goes perfectly with what were having for dinner tonight. This looks gorgeous, Deb. *Sigh* Just came across this recipe and tried it immediatelymy kitchen smells great! If youre itching to make them, I think you should start with him. I made these last night to go with your mushroom soup. Tonights menu was based on the need to use up a head of lovely fresh lettuce: I had a salad and Turkish spiced carrot fritters as well as the hummus and flatbread. I added some chopped olives on my second time around and that worked really well, too. So easy that i did a second batch without the herbs for the kids and for tomorrows kids pizza. So apparently, next time the crackers will be even better, which will be fun. Here is my variation on this recipe: After making the dough (to which I add 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper), I divide it into 12 pieces. Please disclose where that was purchased. Just made the flatbread about an hour agoso deliciouswe gobbled it up with a chicken liver pate. Ill have to try this one. I set off the smoke alarm with it once (sensitive system, things werent browed yet), so now Im very careful. Show Prices. Thank you for posting this. I made these with Zaatar and they turned out great! Keep up the great work! Easy and surprisingly addictive. fantastic flaky crackers. It turned out great. You can bake on aluminum foil or right on a baking sheet with the same results, parchment just makes it easier to remove from the pan and prevents any sticking. Yes yes.the issue made me swoon and I went outside and raided the basil to make a basil parmesan version that was delightful and like that god awful movie.gone in 60 seconds. And while the first batch had terrific flavor, it was not at all crispy and I had left it in for at least 20 minutes. Thanks! What an absolutely wonderful and simple recipe. Thanks Deb! A half sandwich served with your choice of a cup of soup, fresh fruit or Mac & Cheese. I loved them on day one, and loved them even more on days two and three, when I popped them in the toaster to freshen them up. What did I do wrong? check. Husband liked it too and of course, started thinking of variations for it! I had to restrain myself from eating it all in one go. Im with you Kiki. Perhaps I didnt roll my pieces out thin enough, but I felt that this lacked flavor the texture was somewhat off it wasnt doughy enough for a lavash or true flatbread, but it wasnt crisp enough as a cracker. Love how EASY this flat bread is to whip up. I put a lot more rosemary on it and next time I think I will try to knead it with other spices and then put it into the oven. My Blog jasons deli flatbread crackers recipe I found that if I cut the third one in half, I can just fit then all on one sheet. I think I will definitely try it out. I mill my own, so the texture is much different than whole wheat thats been sitting on the shelf. It was extremely easy to make, and does look & taste impressiveI have a pretty sparse kitchen, as a poor graduate student, and this is a great recipe for me since I had all the ingredients on hand already. Thank you for sharing a great recipe! Sorry, it is confusing the way I wrote it. The filling is really what counts, and the frozen dough is so convenient! For what its worth, I scooped and scraped the flour, which I think is the method youve said you use in previous posts. I divided dough into 6 pieces instead of 3 so my dough become thinner and more crispy. This was sooooo good! I just got the first two flatbreads out of the oven I doubled the recipe as an appetizer for my birthday party, together with your caponata, Im not sure if this combination will last 2 days in my flat. People are still raving about the cracker bread months later. I was out of parchment paper so I just rolled it out on a Silpat and it turned out perfectly. Happy Cooking! Funny how life works: I just stumbled upon this recipe via Surprise Me, and as I read through it, it occurred to me that they resembled the Spanish olive oil tortas that I bought on Tuesday. Today was raining cats and dogs here in Puerto Rico,It was cold outside (Yes we think 70 degrees is cold) When I got home from work all I could think about was my frozen cream of tomato soup, The one I learned from you and I paired it up with this flatbread, I didnt make mine too thin I like em thick and they were perfect, Just the kind of comfort food I needed, Your blog never disappoints me, My next conquest is the challah wish me luck! I cut them into cracker size with a pizza cutter before baking. The result? I woke up this morning and realized that I did not think of a quick bite for our pre-dinner cocktails. And yes, I am angling for that Labor Day invite to the Maine beach house! If anyone out there is debating over this one, definitely go for it! The dough wont fight the rolling pin if it gets a chance to chill out. Just made this today, and it was amazing! This has become my oh-why-have-I-procrastinated-AGAIN recipe for potlucks. Flatbread? i think well be making this very often. Always follow your directions to the letter because, well, you took the time to finesse the details. I am thinking next time that I might add just a dash of sugar for an extra pop! EEK!!! Thank you for these tips they helped immensely! Paired well with the rest of my dinner tonight and I loved them! As I rolled out the 2nd piece of the dough, preparing it for the oven, This flat bread was a wonderful addition to the meal. Fifty recipes is my goal, and this is one of the first I tried (wrote about it: http://foodanddo.lindsaybeeson.com/2011/10/08/day-18-of-101-chipping-away-at-my-fifty-recipes/). I put all the bread in at once (2 on a baking sheet and 1 on a stone). Divide dough into 3 large or 6 smaller pieces and roll out one piece at a time on an unfloured counter, to about 10-inch (for larger pieces of dough) or 7-inch rounds (smaller pieces) shape can be rustic; dough should be thin. I made these this weekend with tarragon and chopped, rosted, sweet onion. Super quick, easy, and delicious. New 2019 notes: Over the years, Ive dropped a few things that are part of the original recipe: I prefer the flatbreads smaller (its a little easier to control their crisp and color), I dont roll it on parchment (I find it more annoying than facilitating, and the parchment often burned), and I skip the branches of rosemary on top. But shes cute! I had no idea it is so easy to make! I am visiting at least three bakeries every weekend trying to find rosemary bread, as it is simply my favorite! So, smitten kitchen to the rescue. Still good and worth trying again though. Easy and very tasty! I substituted thyme for half of the rosemary, made just one bread from the whole batch of dough and left the bread a tad thicker (had to bake it for 23 mins). It was amazing. A heartier flour or more dry climate could affect it though. Made this soon after reading the blog entry, with items I had on hand. I may play around with it more, but this was a bit of a miss for me. Are two trays being used here.? Great thank you! I tried this a couple days ago. For the next batch will use for pizza, thanks so much for sharing. I cant wait to get reviews from the family. Yes, you put them on the pan youve heated in the oven. [Note: These crackers got some fresh photos in 2019 because the 2008 ones were awful. I think the altitude here in Mexico City might be a factor, but would that really affect a bread that doesnt rise? Made this for our Pandemic Thanksgiving brunch platter. This dough was perfect, we cooked it until very lightly browned, then added our toppings, then put it back in the oven. how do you think it would be on the grill. Fantastic recipe. It looks like a keeper for my recipe file. I was blown away by how good this was relative to how easy the recipe was. Next post: marinated eggplant with capers andmint. I absolutely LOVE this. Made it as written and loved it! I made these today for the man , I tried brushing them with my Garlic infused Rice Bran oil [my favorite kitchen commodity], and the slight hint was great. "Convenient and reasonable price overnight stay on drive to Spain. I am making this tonight to take to Sunday dinner. Whipped up a batch of roasted garlic hummus to go with, and mmm mm good! This Bread is lovely!and unbelievably simple. In the mean time, I cant wait to try out this recipe! Heres a suggestion to help save sanity..buy a home phone that has a speaker on it and then you can do other meaninful tasks while the speaker plays those old tunes.. when the customer service/tech rep (Im guessing here) answers, you can pick up your phone to have the conversation. That was, um, a very good idea. It was great for an appetizer and inspired me to make up some new toppings. :), Yessssssss I knew I held onto that fresh rosemary for some meaningful purpose. It goes really great with some hummus (artichoke and spinach, anyone?). Ill have to give it a try thanks! I changed the flour to whole grain organic and ate it with eggs(over medium) and i dont think you could get any better than that! This recipe is a going to be a regular in our house. Hi there, It went as beautifully with a winter meal as I imagine it did with your summer meal. As much as I bake I have never thought to make it myself!! I have never made bread before and I saw that someone had made a comment that this was a great recipe to try for someone scared to try to make bread. I saw this recipe and just had to make the rosemary flatbread. Two questions: These were absolutely perfect for dinner the other night, with Ottolenghis beetroot and zaatar dip (from Jerusalem have you tried it yet? Also gf stuff doesnt brown so not nearly as pretty as Debs. Convection oven turned out better than coventional, for me. Nice and light and simply wonderful. Do ahead: Flatbread can be made up to 4 days ahead and cooled completely, then kept in an airtight container at room temperature. I divided the dough into fours (to fit onto 2 baking sheets) and tried different seasonings on eachone with garlic salt/rosemary, one with fresh cracked pepper and parmesan folded in, one as written, etc. I made this a month or so ago after it first was published. Might try a mix of white and wheat flour next time. Yikes. I just did a quick Google and the first recipe was just water, flour, and salt, and the second (Alton Brown) had an egg in it. I baked them in a convection oven so did them all at once. Mine came out more like biscuits :-( Any tips? Great recipe, thanks! I served it, to be rather different, with chili con carne and fresh avocado, red onion and tomato salsa ofcoarse with lots of grated Parmesan the combos not the norm but it was a hit been ordered to make more asap thanks. The first ball was a little and not to crispy, so it was probably a couple of minutes underbaked. It has been a MAJOR crowd pleaser and its so easy! If youre in a rush and dont have time to preheat an oven, you can also throw this dough out on a dry, medium heat cast iron skillet. Just found this site and recipe. What else should I use? Cant wait to see what you used yours to scoop up. Oh my god! Very forgiving too. My pizza stone worked really well too, since I found myself without any parchment paper. & baked it as it was!! Just made these with 40g of whole wheat flour subbed in, turned out great! I put some basil in too. But they tasted fantastic and were taken home by my GF friends who also requested the recipe. Let me be the first to repent. Very good, and just as easy as you said! For these last three batches, I baked it at 425 degrees, and was able to avoid the burnt spots, and did not pre-bake the pan, crackers still came out golden, and had many people raving about it and wanting the recipe. Made some yesterday morning to give to a friend with some tapenade. I have a hard time putting more than one on the pizza stone at a time so have found that if you merely leave them on the parchment paper and heave the combo on the oven rack they bake just fine allowing me to make more faster! It was really goood!! I havent but several commenters here have and say it worked just fine. Couldnt be easier and what wonderful flavor!! We're saying they've tried. I cant wait to try more of your recipes! lovely! So good and so easy. I think Ill try them with thyme next time. That issue of Gourmet was one of the best EVERand I, too, have made most everything in the section on herbs, including this flatbread! Very quick to prepare and bake. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Thanks so much, Deb! I made it with 1/2 cup wheat flour subbed in. ive made this twice now, and both times i forgot i was supposed to knead it, but i sort of massaged it in the bowl with a spatula until all the flour was incorporated. I will definitely make it again, maybe with other spices like zaatar. These are great. Does it have to be parchment paper? Marilyn. Im quite intimidated by baking bread, but you make it look so flawless and easy!! They usually last about, oh, a day. I know lavash is thinner. Or parma. I made them. Served with a cup of au jus. Its WONDERFUL!!! Holy yum. Quite good. Super easy to throw together and the dough comes together really quick. My friend just introduced me to your blog yesterday and I found this recipe and had to try it! Any ideas on how to amend recipe to become what I am looking for? The first one was a little too think because I didnt realized how thin you had to roll it (still ate it, still delicious). Those among us that have actually tried the recipes share their experiences. Thanks again Smitten Kitchen! I made this tonight it was heavenly! Both were quite good. New here? (Fresh bread for everyone else, so the gf friend needs something lovely too). Thanks for making this look so easy I will certainly have to make my own next time.