All About Flatbreads

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This page was mainly for my personal reference for mostly quick flatbreads.

Indian Flatbreads  

*Note:  Majulaskitchen includes step-by-step videos.

Roti / Chapati - An everyday unleavend flat bread made with whole wheat flour or chapati flour (a mixture of wheat and malted barley flour, water and salt.   (One could mix equal parts of whole wheat flour and all purpose flour for a substitute but they won't be the same as chapati flour.)
http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/2007/03/21/roti-chapati-flat-indian-bread/

Parantha -- A staple but more labor intensive unleavened flatbread than rotis because it is double rolled to make inner layers.   It is a whole wheat flatbread with water and salt and a small bit of oil and pan fried.     Gobhi Parantha is stuffed with cauliflower before it is cooked, aloo parantha is stuffed with potatoes before cooking, and palak parantha is stuffed with spinach before cooking.
http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/2009/04/01/paratha-whole-wheat-flat-bread/

Puri -- a small oil fried puffy unleavened flatbread made especially for a special guest or occasion consisting of whole wheat flour, water, salt and a little oil.
http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/2007/02/25/puri-indian-puffed-flat-bread/

Naan -- is a leavened flatbread made with white flour, salt, sugar, yeast, baking soda, oil, yogurt, water and brushed with ghee after baking in an oven.
http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/2007/05/22/naan-bread/

Battura -- is a leavened fried puffed bread that puffs much like puri.   It is made with white flour, semolina flour (sooji), yeast, sugar, salt, yogurt, water and oil.  It is fried in oil and puffs up.
http://www.manjulaskitchen.com/2008/02/17/battura/

 

Native American Flatbreads

Indian (Native American) Frybread -- is a puffy, lumpy unleavened flatbread made of flour, salt, (sometimes milk), baking powder, water and fried in oil.

http://www.manataka.org/page180.html
http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/cookbook/fry.htm
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/NavajoFryBread.htm
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/r_frybre.html



Jewish Flatbreads

Matzoh -- an unleavened flatbread made with whole wheat or white flour (or a mixture), water and baked in an oven until crisp.
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/rfcj/PESACH-matzahballs/Matzah_Homemade_-_pareve.html
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/WHOLE-WHEAT-FLATBREAD-JEWISH-OR-UNLEAVENED-BREAD-50008052

Lahuhua -- a spongy leavened flatbread made with flour, sugar, salt, oil, and yeast.
http://www.balagan.org.uk/food/pancakes/yemenite.htm
http://kosherfood.about.com/od/kosherbreadrecipes/r/lahuhua.htm

 

Other Flatbreads

Lavash (Persian) -- a leavened flatbread made with yeast, water, sugar, flour, toasted sesame seeds, salt and oven baked.
http://mideastfood.about.com/od/breadsrice/r/lavashrecipe.htm


Pita -- a leavened puffy flatbread made with flour, salt, sugar/honey, yeast, water, oil and oven baked until it puffs and forms a pocket.
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/recipes/pitabread

Corn Tortillas (Mexican) -- a unleavened flatbread made with masa (special corn meal), salt, and hot water (often with shortening but can be made without) cooked on a griddle or fried.
http://www.cooking-mexican-recipes.com/corn-tortilla-recipe.html

Flour Tortillas/Wraps (Mexican) -- an unleavened flatbread made with flour, baking powder, salt, oil, water and cooked on a griddle.
http://www.cooking-mexican-recipes.com/flour_tortilla_recipe.html

Lefse (Norwegian) -- an unleavened flatbread made with flour, potatoes, salt, sugar, whipped cream, and butter.
http://foodlorists.blogspot.com/2007/10/lefse.html


Soda Crackers (American) -- A flatbread made with very hard wheat flour, salt, baking powder, water, butter and baked in an oven until a crisp hard cracker.
http://foodlorists.blogspot.com/2007/10/soda-cackers.html

English Muffin (British) -- a thick, fat flatbread made with bread flour, yeast, salt, sugar, water and cooked on a griddle in a light coating of oil.
http://foodlorists.blogspot.com/2007/10/english-muffin.html


Foccacia (Italian) -- a leavened thick flatbread made with hard wheat flour, yeast, oil, and salt.  Often flavored with savory ingredients.
http://foodlorists.blogspot.com/2007/10/focaccia.html

Barbari (Iran) -- an leavened thick flatbread made with bread flour, yeast, salt, baking powder, and brushed with a mixture of flour, baking soda, garnished with sesame or poppy seeds, then baked.
http://www.1001recipe.com/recipes/food/barbari_bread/