Lavash Flatbread Recipe

Lavash Flatbread Recipe

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesLavash Flatbread Recipe

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3 SUPER SIMPLE AND DELICIOUS Flatbread Recipes Everyone Should Know How To Make! No Oven | No Yeast

Lavash is a thin type of Middle Eastern flatbread that is not exclusive to one country but is considered a regional specialty. It is widely used in Armenia Iran and Turkey and is also consumed in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. A basic dough with or without yeast is a common base for lavash but each country has its own way of eating and serving it. Lavash is a great addition to spicy dishes and is eaten with meat cheese and vegetables. It is also delicious eaten on its own with butter or dipped in olive oil. Yeasted lavash is great for making wraps.

Although it may seem like a lot of work to make a batch of lavash it really isn’t. Our easy recipe for crispy unleavened lavash takes just 10 minutes of work to quickly rise the dough and then shape the loaf before baking it in the oven. Lavash can also be found ready-made in most grocery stores sold in round or rectangular shapes and made from white or whole wheat flour. If you can’t find ready-made lavash in your favorite grocery store pita bread and naan are good substitutes although they tend to have a softer pillowier texture than lavash.

Serve the homemade flatbread with a cheese platter use it as a pizza base make it the base for an open-faced sandwich or slice it to scoop out chunks from stews and soups. Some lavash recipes use yeast and have a softer chewier texture. The lavash recipe below has a crispy cracker-like texture hence the common name “cracker bread.” Serve with eggs cheese labneh or dips or spreads of your choice.