An easy, soft flatbread recipe that’s made without yeast. You’ll love how soft and pliable this flat bread is, making it perfect to use as wraps for Souvlaki or Gyros, or as naan to dunk into Tikka Masala or Butter Chicken. The possibilities are endless!
Flatbread recipe
I love fresh homemade bread. And though I bake bread with yeast more frequently nowadays, I still find it easier and a general preference to make bread without yeast.
Maximum taste, most tasty outcome with minimum effort – but without compromising on the end result. That’s my ultimate goal and the ethos that underpins every recipe I share here on RecipeTin Eats.
Over the years, I have tried a lot of flatbread recipes. Flatbreads from many different cuisines, from blogs and cooking sites, by home cooks, from reality cooking shows (yes, Master Chef and My Kitchen Rules!), serious chefs and celebrity chefs.
But I always found they were too doughy (e.g. the ones that only use yoghurt as the wet ingredient) or too crisp to use as a wrap unless they were moistened with lashings of butter. Absolutely delicious, mind you. But not what I was after. So this recipe is my idea of a perfect flatbread recipe.
How to make Flatbread – with NO yeast
This flatbread recipe is made with no yeast. It is very easy to make, requiring just a minute or two of kneading.
And it honestly is beautifully soft and pliable. So soft you can use it as a wrap and it won’t crack.
And of course, it is perfect to be used as pita bread, for things like Greek Gyros and Greek Chicken Souvlaki.
And here I have used it as “naan” as a side for Butter Chicken. When I make it to be like “naan”, I cook it on a slightly higher heat to get larger and more brown bits on it – just like real naan! The crust gets slightly crispier so it’s not as suited to use as a wrap, like in the above photo.
If you’ve never tried homemade bread before, this flatbread recipe is a great one to start with because it really is that easy. The worst that can happen with this flatbread recipe is that the heat is too high when you cook it so the exterior ends up a bit too crunchy and cracks when you roll it. If that happens, just spray it with olive oil or brush lightly with oil or butter and it will moisten the surface.
Try this once, and store-bought flatbreads will never be the same again. That I can promise! – Nagi x
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
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Easy Soft Flatbread (No Yeast)
Ingredients
- 2 cups / 300g plain flour (all purpose flour) (level cups, unsifted, not packed), + keep 1/4 cup extra for dusting & adjusting dough
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 1/2 tbsp / 50g butter (1.75 oz)
- 3/4 cup / 185 ml milk
- 1/2 tbsp oil (for cooking)
Instructions
- Combine butter and milk and heat until butter is just melted - on stove or in microwave.
- Combine 2 cups flour, salt, butter and milk.
- Sprinkle work surface with flour then knead for a few minutes until it is smooth - it doesn't need much kneading. Add extra flour if the dough is too sticky.
- Wrap with cling wrap and rest at room temperature for 30 minutes or so.
- Dust bench top with flour, cut dough into 4 pieces, roll into balls, then roll out into about 1/8" / 0.3cm thick rounds.
- Heat 1/2 tbsp olive oil in a non stick pan over medium heat - or lower if you have a heavy based skillet. (Note 1)
- Place one flatbread in the pan, cook for around 1- 1 1/2 minutes - it should bubble up (see photo in post)- then flip and cook the other side, pressing down if it puffs up. There should be a smallish golden brown spots on both sides.
- Stack the cooked bread and keep wrapped with a tea towel - the moisture helps soften the surface, making them even more pliable.
- Continue to cook with remaining pieces.
- Optional: Brush or spray bread with olive oil or melted butter, for a more luxurious finish. Or even with melted butter mixed with minced garlic for a garlic butter version!
Recipe Notes:
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Hi there , I can’t get the dough to bubble… I don’t know. I know I did something wrong. Any advice. Your video was so good and easy to follow. I don’t know what I did.
Hi Nagi, well you’ve done it again I made your wonderful flat bread, I followed your recipe and it was perfect, it was a big big hit with the hubby, thank you ♥️
That’s great to hear Ann, thanks for letting me know ❤️
I’m gluten free, so do you think I could substitute the wheat flour for a gluten free flour or almond flour?
Hi Morgan – gluten free works here, it’s slightly harder and not as flexible though – N x
Great recipe! The dough is nice and soft and I‘m really surprised at how easy it is. Thanks a lot 😄
It’s unbelievably easy! I’m so happy you enjoyed it Sue!
Hi, thanks for this recipe, really loved the flatbreads. They were indeed soft and so simple.to make. I made 8 flatbreads so they were quite thin but pliable, just lovely.
Beautiful bread! Whole family loves it. I would like to substitute the butter for olive oil. What do you think? How much oil should I use?
Hi Maggie, just use the same amount (3.5 tbls) – N x
Thanks for this recipe. I always find the naan bread I buy at the supermarket is very dry and crumbly. This looks amazing.
You’ll love this one Veronica!
The best flatbread recipe I have tried yet. The dough is wonderful to work with. Thank you for this recipe!
You’re so welcome G, I’m so happy you enjoyed it!
Thank you. It was good. Made it for my girlfriend.
I made these With wholemeal flour
They’re really good
Wahoo, that’s great to hear Jeff!
Just had to comment to say how much I LOVE this recipe. I’ve made the flatbreads twice now, both times with oat milk (as it was all I had in the house) and onion seeds too – it worked perfectly! The dough is brilliant to work with and the breads are delicious, a big hit!
Wahoo!!! Thanks so much for letting me know Danni!
I made these flat breads for lunch today to accompany my dhal dish and chicken with coconut milk sauce. Because it’s the first time, I followed your recipe to the letter. The bread was sooo good, looked like yours. Thank you for sharing.
That’s great to hear Cristina!!
Made it straight away, had with satay chicken, my daughter loved it, Thank you
Yum! I’m so glad it was a hit Meredith – N x