Jacques Pepin'S Flatbread - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons water
Preparation
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Dump everything (except the 2 tablespoons water) into a bowl and \"stir it into a gooey stuff\" as Jacques says. The dough will indeed be very wet, gooey, sticky. Stir in any optional ingredients.
Heat a non-stick 10\" skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Pour about a tablespoon of olive oil into the pan and then pour in the dough.
Spread into one flat layer with a spoon or spatula. (A little oil on the spoon or spatula helps keep the dough from sticking to it.)
Add a tablespoon or two of water around the outside of the dough where it meets the pan; the object is to create steam to help cook the bread. Cover the pan with a lid and cook 8-10 minutes. Peek at the bottom of the bread about half way through the first 8-10 minutes just to make sure the bottom isn't burning. You want good color, but not charcoal! Adjust the temperature accordingly.
After 8-10 minute flip the bread and re-cover the pan so that it cooks on the other side, 5 minutes.
It tastes best if eaten while warm.
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