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Turkish Flatbreads

Makes six 8- to 9-inch flatbreads

1¾ hours 45 minutes active

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The Turkish flatbread called yufka is fast and easy to make largely because it’s unleavened (that is, yeast free). As chef Ana Sortun, whose recipe from “Soframiz” we adapted, explains, yufka is more slender than a flour tortilla but more substantial than phyllo. Yufka stuffed with filling, folded and toasted in a skillet becomes a gozleme, or the flatbreads can be used to make sandwich wraps or for scooping up dips and spreads. This dough comes together quickly, requires only an hour of rest, is a breeze to roll out and each bread cooks in just a couple of minutes in a pan on the stovetop. A cast-iron skillet works best for getting nice brown spots on the flatbreads, but nonstick will work, too, if that’s what you own. As the breads come out of the skillet, we slip them into a plastic bag to keep them soft and pliable. Once all the rounds have been cooked, let cool to room temperature, then seal the bag and store at room temperature for up to a day (the breads are best used within 24 hours of making).

Makes six

8- to 9-inch flatbreads

Tip

Don’t cook the flatbreads on both sides or they will become too crisp and crackery for folding and wrapping. Browned on only one side, the breads will be fully cooked and ready to eat, but they will remain soft and pliable.

1¾ hours

45 minutes active

Ingredients

  • ½

    teaspoon plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

  • 260

    grams (2 cups) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

Directions

Reviews
David B.
August 3, 2025
A great recipe!
I was a bit leery to try this recipe since I never tried to make a flatbread before. But I tried it and it worked beautifully. I don't have a stand mixer, since I don't bake a lot, so I used the dough blade of my food processor and it worked fine. I just had to scrape down the sides a few times between pulses, and had to add additional water until it came together. The flatbreads puffed up and got nicely brown in about a minute. I'll be making these a lot moving forward - so much better than anything you can buy in a store.

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