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Recipe: Charred onion and whipped feta flatbreads

Make these tonight for a supper treat with punchy flavours and Insta-friendly looks

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Photo: BBC Good Food

  • place PRE 25 minutes + proving time
  • place COOK 45 minutes
  • place SERVES 4 medium or 6 small flatbreads
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Top homemade flatbread with whipped feta and charred onions for a sensational lunch or supper. Finish off with a touch of harissa, thyme and honey.


Method

  • Combine the flour, salt and the yeast in a bowl. Make a well in the centre and tip in 150ml warm water and the olive oil. Mix until combined, then knead on a lightly floured surface for 10 mins. Tip into a lightly oiled bowl, cover and leave to rise for at least 1 hr, or until doubled in size.

  • Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a frying pan over a high heat and fry the onions for about 5 mins until beginning to char, stirring every so often.

  • Tip into a roasting tin with the thyme and honey. Roast for 15 mins until softened.

  • Crumble the feta into a bowl with the yoghurt, then whisk until smooth and creamy.

  • Heat a dry frying pan over a medium heat. Divide the dough into 4 to 6 balls and roll out into 1cm-thick circles on a lightly floured surface.

  • Fry, one at a time, for 2 mins on each side until cooked and lightly charred. Top with the feta yogurt, harissa, onions, a bit of extra thyme and honey and a pinch of sea salt.

    Recipe extracted from ‘Good Food: Best Breads’ (BBC Books)
     

Ingredients

300g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
1 tsp salt
7g sachet fast-action dried yeast
70ml olive oil, plus extra for proving
½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 onions, cut into chunky wedges
5 thyme sprigs, plus extra leaves to serve
2 tbsp honey, plus extra to serve
100g feta
50g thick Greek yoghurt
1-2 tbsp rose harissa

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