Healthy Homemade Flatbreads

Our recipes sometimes call for the use of flatbreads, or suggest serving with flatbreads. But we want you to be able to have healthy homemade ones! So here’s a very quick and easy recipe. You’ll probably need to order some of the ingredients in, but it’s worth it, and then if you keep a stock of the ingredients, you can whip these up in minutes anytime you want them.

You will need

• 1 cup garbanzo bean flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 cup quinoa flour
• 2 tbsp ground/milled flaxseed
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus more for the pan
• ½ tsp MSG, or 1 tsp low-sodium salt, with MSG being the healthier and preferable option
• ½ tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp dried cumin
• ½ tsp dried thyme

Method

(we suggest you read everything at least once before doing anything)

1) Mix the flaxseed with ⅓ cup of water and set aside for at least 5 minutes.

2) Combine the rest of the ingredients in a big bowl, plus the flax mixtures we just made, and an extra ½ cup of water. Knead this into a dough, adding a touch more water if it becomes necessary, but be sparing with it.

3) Divide the dough into 6 equal portions, shaping each into a ball. Dust a clean surface with the extra garbanzo bean flour, and roll each dough ball into in a thin 6″ circle.

4) Heat a skillet and add some olive oil for frying; when hot enough, place a dough disk in the pan and cook for a few minutes on each side until golden brown. Repeat with the other 5.

5) Serve! If you’re looking for a perfect accompaniment to these, try our Hero Homemade Hummus

Enjoy!

Want to learn more?

For those interested in some of the science of what we have going on today:

• Eat More (Of This) For Lower Blood Pressure
• What Omega-3 Fatty Acids Really Do For Us

Take care!