Make with whole wheat flour and yogurt, this flatbread makes the perfect dinner side dish!
Hi Friends!
Time for another recipe. This Whole Wheat Flatbread actually came about when I was trying to make some Whole Wheat Naan. I looked at this recipe from Tasty Kitchen and made a few adjustments…and mine came out less naan-like and more flatbread-like, so that’s what I went with for the name.
Here’s how you make them!
PrintWhole Wheat Flatbread
An easy, homemade flatbread that makes a great base for pizza or side dish for stews and curries!
- Prep Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup water
- ¾ cup whole milk yogurt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp oil
- ½ tsp salt
- Melted butter for brushing
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and use the dough hook to mix just until a rough ball has formed. Dough should be very soft.
- Let rest 1 hour.
- Knead by hand or using the mixer for about 3 minutes, then divide dough into 6-8 balls.
- Roll each ball into an oval that’s about ¼ inch thick
- Spread melted butter on one side and place butter side up in hot pan.
- Cover pan with lid for 30-45 seconds until bubbles start to form.
- Remove lid, flip over and cook 30-45 seconds more.
Aren’t they pretty?!
Even though it’s not quite naan, it’d still be good with things like curry! It’s also great with nut butter.
And it makes a great pizza crust! Perfect for personal-sized pizzas. Like this one that I topped with hummus, guac, chicken and cheese.
Any way you use them…they’re delicious!
One word of caution. These are best eaten right after making or within a day or so. Since they’re brushed with butter, if you’re going to keep them longer, I’d probably keep them in the fridge and reheat them before eating as opposed to keeping them in the pantry.
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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I bet these would be lovely with hummus and a meze style lunch/dinner.
This looks delicious, Lindsay! After making your pretzels, I’m more confident with bread like products cheers!
My tummy is rumbling just looking at them. I make lots of bread but never seem to have any luck with flatbread, they always seem to come out hard -where am I going wrong do you think?
what kind of yogurt did you use?!
They look great Lindsay! I have tried making flatbreads before, but yours look store bought! Impressive! I love curry, and they look pretty darn close to naan, so I think they would go well! Love curries…..just not before my runs haha 🙂
you know i will attempt this with GF flour. i’m thinking garbanzo flour might work!
These look delicious!!
I’ve actually been looking for a flatbread recipe. AHH, thank you so much.
yum!! these look so easy to make, too!!
I can’t wait to try this. We do naan pizzas all the time (tonight, in fact!) and it’d be awesome to make my own flatbread!
These look awesome and pretty easy! I’ll be trying them- thanks 🙂
Looking forward to the gluten free version! I would definitely love to make my own flatbread.
UGH! what is bp and bs???? I think black pepper but what is the other? basic salt? brown sugar? bull sh*t? what is bs????? I’ve gone through all of my foodie condiments and just can’t get it. Acronyms are so annoying!! stop the madness….
whoa. my apologies. I’ve updated the recipe.
Oh boy…so off on that! Obviously, I’m NOT a baker. Sorry for the nasty comment (I reread and was horrified…I blame PMS! ). Truly, I love your blog and all of your recipes! Thanks for the update!!
You’re welcome. My apologies. I write shorthand in my notes for myself and sometimes I forget to spell stuff out when I type up the recipes!
Thank you for sharing this recipe! I have been wanting to find a recipe for home made flat bread — this looks easy enough for me to try 🙂
Naan, flatbread, whatever…Brian will LOVE this!!! 🙂
Yum! Pizza is a once a week meal at my house and I’m always looking for new combos. Can’t wait to change it up this week with this flatbread as the base!
Ooooh another great recipe I need to try! Pinned for later. 🙂
This looks delicious and perfect for a personal pizza! I May have to give this a try tonight after I get home from work.
Up there with your whole wheat tortilla recipe as a must make and I bet, a keeper too 🙂
Those look yummy! I think I might be tempted to eat them all in one sitting. The flatbread pizza might be happening here tomorrow night. 🙂
I would just heat up & eat knowing me! 😉
I need to try this one–my kids love naan and it would be so nice to make something similar at home. So many ways to use it!
These look awesome! I think they’ll be another new favorite like your tortillas I’ve been making 🙂
MAN that looks amazing.
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You are amazing with these recipes that you whip up…I love it! 🙂
This looks delicious!
This looks so good! I was just looking up naan recipes and this would be perfect! Thanks for your awesome recipes!
These look awesome! Going to try w/ this recipe that I LOVE but rarely make as have to buy naan to make it good as all pitas I’ve ever bought are gross to me!
Chicken Souvlaki & Tzatziki Sauce on Garlic Naan by Rachael Ray –
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/recipe/13302_Chicken_Souvlaki_amp_Tzatziki_Sauce_on_Garlic_Naan/index.html
Question – want to verify – you only butter one side of bread? You put the unbuttered side on the pan first, then flip the buttered side over? Thinking it would stick on the unbuttered side?
Hi Lindsay! These look awesome. I’m always looking for whole-wheat alternatives because I’m a carb-lover, but like to avoid refined grains as much as possible. Love the idea of a whole-wheat flatbread for sandwiches, morning burritos… etc. Thanks! 🙂
They look good! I can see using them like a taco shell too–so many possibilities
Pin’d it and trying it next week! I’ve had a hankerin’ for flatbread and hummus lately. Mmmmmmmmmm!
This looks so good. Thanks for posting the recipe. I’ve tried making flatbreads in the past but had no luck.
This recipe came at the perfect time, I love flatbreads and have been wanting to try them again after my failed Naan attempt a few weeks ago. They are perfect topped with hummus and veggies for an easy lunch! Great post.
Any tips to make without a stand mixer? Would lots of mixing by hand do the trick? Sounds like a good arm exercise either way. 🙂
I would just use a big spoon and stir it together until a ball forms at the beginning..and then knead by hand after it rests!
I love this recipe! Would it work with just plain whole wheat flour, you think?
I will have to make this for Gary! looks easy and yummy 🙂
This would make a great pizza crust!
These look amazing! Have to try!!!
Oh yum! That pizza you made sounds amazing – hummus and guac? Mmm! Stopping by from SITS, but I’ve visited your blog many times since Elf for Health and love it! I don’t know if you link up often besides SITSSharefest, but I would be honored if you’d share some things at our {Healthy} Tips and Tricks Tuesday linkup! Off to pin this recipe!
This looks wonderful!
These look delicious, Lindsay! There’s so many meal possibilities with flatbread! Glad I hopped over here from the SITS girls party!
This is so great! I’ve been wanting to make my own naan-ish flatbreads but didn’t know where to start and was honestly, afraid to try on my own! These look so yum, I can’t wait to try! xo
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We were trying to make some whole wheat naan last weekend too, and then it turned out the yeast I had was old, so we ordered a few slices from the Indian restaurant instead. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
These were really good! And surprisingly easy to make. Served w Indian butter chicken & borani. Delish!
At the time I found your site and this recipe I had to search and search to try and find someone that had actually made these vs commenting on how much they’d like to try them or how they looked! I decided to go for it anyway and what a pleasant surprise!
I’ve made them three times now and they are very good and they’re even better after they’ve been frozen and warmed up. I was a little confused on the cooking directions because you say just to butter one side and cook
that face up and mine didn’t turn out as pretty as your pictured ones. However, they taste great, and I love the simple list of ingredients. You have a winner here and I highly recommend these!
Thank you for sharing your recipes and all the good healthy inspiration!
I too was looking for comments on others who had actually made it and there really aren’t many. So here is my post-making it comment :). WONDERFUL! My hubby said these are his new favorite. The whole family oooohed and ahhhed about how soft they were…thank you soooo much for sharing this healthy (and preservative free) recipe! My only recommendation…my dough was entirely too sticky to roll without first sprinkling the work area and top of dough balls with flour so they were workable. With that note added, this is now a keeper for us! Per another comment above, next time I will make a 2 or 3x batch and freeze the leftovers to reheat later. I LOVE that I can use my Kitchen Aid to rough mix, walk away and let it rest for an hour, and let it do the 3 min. knead as well…lovely!
so glad you liked them!
I have been looking for a whole wheat flatbread recipe for a while now! I’m so glad that I came across this article! I’ll have to give this recipe a try. I’m a bit of a menace in the kitchen so if it doesn’t work out, I’ll just have to find some in the store. Thanks for sharing this!