Za'atar Flatbread

If you know the food truck Zacchi, this is the recipe we use for our za'atar bread.

Recipe:

1 cup of warm water

1 teaspoon active dry yeast

1 teaspoon sugar

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher or sea salt

Za'atar Toppings

1/4 cup za'atar

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

1. In a bowl or stand mixer(if mixing by hand, use a large bowl), put in the water and sprinkle the yeast over the water along with the sugar. Let it sit in a warm place until the yeast starts to bubble, about 10 minutes.

2. Stir in the olive oil, flour, and salt. Knead the dough in the machine on medium to high speed, or by hand, until the dough becomes a smooth ball. Kneading the dough will take about five minutes. Cover the dough in the bowl with a kitchen towel, and let rise in a warm place until the dough doubles in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.

3. Preheat the oven to 500F and move the oven rack to the upper third of the oven. Set a baking steel or stone on the rack. Another way is to line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Preheat the steel or stone along with the oven.

4. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter top and divide the dough into six pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a small oval or square, roll it till it starts to resist. Keep on flipping the pieces of dough and put flour on each side to make sure it doesn't stick. The final size of each piece should be 10-12 inches long by 4-5 inches wide.

5. Now, mix the za'atar and oil in a little bowl, spread a layer on each piece, you should use about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the mixture for each piece. Make sure to not spread it on the whole piece leave space for crust. Also, there is no need to worry about bare spots, it's going to taste great anyway.

6. When done, slide a pizza peel under the oval and transfer it to the baking steel or stone. Bake each piece for 7 minutes.

7. The flatbread should be done when golden brown, now you can enjoy.

Tip: You could refrigerate them, but don't freeze them.

Before baked