Aldeburgh Flatbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 tablespoon dry yeast (a bit less than a tbsp)
    1/4 teaspoon honey
    300 ml water, hand-hot
    500 g strong white flour
    1 teaspoon fine sea salt
    4 tablespoons fruity olive oil
Preparation
    Cream the yeast with the honey, add teh water and mix. sprinkle on a tbsp of flour and leave to stand 15 minutes or until frothy.
    Add the salt to the flour, then add the yeast mixture and the olive oil.Mix until you form a ball of dough, then transfer to a floured surface and knead with the heeel of your hand for 5 -8 minutes, or until the doughis smooth and elastic.
    Work in your chosen seasonings such as 1 tsp fennel seeds, 1 tsp crushed coriander seeds, 1 tbsp thyme, 1 tbsp marjoram or basil and 2 green spring onions finely chopped. knead about 3 minutes or until evenly distributed. Do not add too many ingredients or it will be hard to knead.
    Flatten out and let rise for 15 minutes. pre heat a frying pan or grill pan or BBQ and grill about 2 minute on each side.

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