Cottage Cheese Flatbread (Printable)

Chewy golden flatbreads enriched with cottage cheese and yogurt for tender, flavorful bites.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dough

01 - 1 2/3 cups plain flour (plus extra for dusting)
02 - 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
03 - 1/2 cup cottage cheese
04 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
05 - 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

→ For Cooking

06 - 2 tablespoons olive oil or melted butter for pan-frying

# How to Make It:

01 - In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt until evenly distributed.
02 - Incorporate Greek yogurt and cottage cheese into dry ingredients; mix with a spoon or hands until a shaggy dough forms.
03 - Lightly flour a surface and knead dough gently for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth; add extra flour if sticky.
04 - Portion the dough into 6 equal pieces and shape each into a ball.
05 - Roll each ball into a 1/4-inch thick round, dusting with flour as needed to prevent sticking.
06 - Heat a nonstick skillet or cast iron pan over medium heat.
07 - Lightly brush the pan with olive oil or melted butter before cooking each batch.
08 - Cook one or two flatbreads at a time for 2 to 3 minutes per side until golden brown spots appear and cooked through.
09 - Transfer cooked flatbreads to a plate and cover with a clean towel while cooking the remaining pieces.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • They're genuinely tender and chewy, with a delicate crumb that feels more forgiving than typical flatbreads.
  • The dough comes together in minutes without any fussy kneading, which means less cleanup and more time to enjoy them warm.
  • Cottage cheese adds protein and a whisper of tang that makes them work equally well with curry, hummus, or just butter and sea salt.
02 -
  • The dough will feel slightly sticky when you first mix it—this is not a mistake, it's what makes the flatbreads tender, so resist the urge to add too much flour.
  • If your flatbreads puff up like pita during cooking, your heat is too high; bring it down slightly and they'll flatten out into chewy rounds instead of hollow pouches.
03 -
  • If your dough is slightly sticky even after kneading, don't despair—dust your hands with flour between shaping each ball and it becomes much easier to handle.
  • Cast iron holds heat more evenly than nonstick pans, so your flatbreads cook more uniformly and develop better color if you have one available.
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