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Sourdough Flatbread Recipe with Active Starter

Both hearty and delicious. These sourdough flatbreads are super simple to make and so good! Make them using discard or active sourdough starter.
Author Mariah Nienhuis

Ingredients

  • 160 g active sourdough starter or discard
  • 120 g buttermilk
  • 25 g olive oil or vegetable oil
  • 220 g water
  • 75 g quick oats
  • 100 g rye flour
  • 100 g whole wheat flour
  • 200 g all-purpose or bread flour
  • 10 g sea salt

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, measure out the buttermilk, sourdough starter, olive oil and water. Mix this together until combined with your hand or a dough whisk.
  • Next, add the quick oats, rye flour, whole wheat flour, and all purpose or bread flour to the large bowl. Mix this until you have a shaggy dough and then let rest for 30 minutes covered with a tea towel.
  • After the 30 minutes add the salt and knead for 6 minutes until the dough has come together.
  • Cover with plastic wrap or a bowl cover and refrigerate overnight or 12-16 hours.

The Next Day:

  • When you are ready to roll out the flatbread take the dough from the fridge and place on a clean work surface.
    dough in a bowl
  • Divide the sourdough flatbread dough, with a bench scraper, into 10 or 12 equal pieces depending on the size of flatbread you would like. (The ones pictured are divided into 10 pieces – roughly 125g each.)
    dough balls on work surface
  • Once you have the dough divided take and roll the dough into a ball aside. I just place mine to the side of my workspace while I finish rolling the rest of the pieces.
  • Preheat your griddle, or cast iron skillet, to a medium-high heat 5 minutes before you are ready to start frying your flatbread.
  • Taking one ball at a time roll out the flatbread on a lightly floured surface. I like to roll them out slightly thicker than you would a tortilla. I prefer to roll them into rectangles, but you can also do circles if you prefer.
  • Cook on the hot skillet or griddle on each side 2-3 minutes or until it is cooked through, and you have nice brown speckles on your flat bread.
  • Move to a tea towel and cover, adding to the stack as you make more.
  • Finish all the dough balls and enjoy!
  • You can enjoy right away or place in a freezer bag or airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months.
  • Simply remove from freezer and either warm in the microwave or place on the griddle to warm back up.
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