Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 medium rosemary sprig
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • Fine sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt

Method

  • Make the Oil In a small saucepan, combine the olive oil, shallot, rosemary and garlic and cook over low heat until fragrant, about 10 minutes.
  • Let cool completely, then season with salt and pepper.
  • Make the Flatbreads Very lightly grease a small baking sheet with the garlic-rosemary oil.
  • In a small bowl, whisk the warm water with the yeast and sugar.
  • Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
  • Whisk 2 teaspoons of the garlic-rosemary oil into the yeast mixture.
  • Make the Flatbreads In a food processor, pulse the flour with the salt.
  • With the machine on, drizzle in the yeast mixture until the dough just starts to come together.
  • Scrape the dough onto a work surface and knead until smooth.
  • Cut the dough into 4 pieces and formthem into balls, then transfer them to the prepared baking sheet.
  • Brush lightly with the garlic-rosemary oil.
  • Cover with a damp kitchen towel and let stand in a warm spot until nearly doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • Make the Flatbreads Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 500 and set a pizza stone on the lowest rack.
  • On a lightly floured work surface, roll two of the dough balls out to 11-by-5-inch ovals and transfer to a lightly floured pizza peel.
  • Lightly brush the dough with the garlic-rosemary oil and slide the breads onto the hot stone.
  • Bake for about 3 minutes, until lightly golden and just risen.
  • Transfer the breads to a towel to keep warm.
  • Repeat with the remaining dough.
  • Serve the flatbreads with the remaining garlic-rosemary oil.
  • make ahead The flatbreads can be kept at room temperature for up to 3 hours.