Description

Let flatbread pizza become a weeknight staple. It's that easy and allows everyone involved to decide what they want to eat. Having a good flatbread recipe is the key to making flatbread pizza. This simple recipe focuses on a yeast-risen dough, which is also great for making breadsticks. It's easy to make gluten free as well: simply replace the wheat flour with a gluten-free flour.

Directions

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Combine yeast, sugar and warm water in a mixing bowl and whisk together. Cover with a dish towel and let sit for about five minutes.
3. While yeast activates, also called "proofing," grease a bowl with 3/4 teaspoon olive oil to set the dough ball in.
4. Check yeast, it should be foamy on top. If it's not, use new yeast and repeat step one. If foamy, it's ready to add 2 cups flour, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and salt. Use an electric mixer with paddle attachment on low speed and blend until just together and dough has a "shaggy" look. You can also do this by hand if you don't have an electric mixer. 
5. Sprinkle 1/4 cup flour on your working surface and knead dough over the flour for about two minutes, or until it becomes smooth. If it's still sticky, add another tablespoon of flour and keep kneading.
6. Place dough ball in greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap, foil, or a clean towel. Rest for 45 minutes.
7. Preheat oven to 475 F and prepare toppings for flatbread while it rests. 
8. Squeeze air out of dough and divide into two pieces. Use hands or rolling pin to flatten each section into the flatbread. Dough should be thin, about 1/4 inch thick. The shape doesn't have to be even, but try and get the thickness consistent all the way through. Once each flatbread is formed, put it on a parchment paper or silicone mat covered baking sheet and make divots in the dough with your fingers, or gently pierce with a fork. This helps with air bubbles. 
9. Top flatbread with desired toppings. 
10. Place flatbread in oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until edges are brown and toppings look done (for example bubbling and browning cheese, cooked vegetables, glossy meat).
11. Pull out and let rest for about five minutes. Cut and serve.