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WW Recipe of the Day: Quick Flatbread Dough
I love this recipe for no yeast flatbread dough.
You can make the dough in the food processor (affiliate link) without yeast in less than a minute making it possible to create light and tasty thin crust pizzas at home in 30 minutes or less.
Because the dough has no yeast you can roll it out right away.
How Many Calories and WW Points in Quick and Easy Flatbread Dough?
The recipe is makes 4 individual flatbreads, each with only 124 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
3 SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
3 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
3 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Recipe Notes
This recipe results in a flatter, more crisp crust than traditional pizza dough, which I’ve come to prefer. Traditional pizzas often seem “too doughy” to me these days.
The recipe for this quick flatbread dough is from The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great (affiliate link), one of my favorite cookbooks. It’s author, Pam managed to get healthy and lose more than 40 pounds while refusing to give up the food she loves.
As a food lover and successful cookbook writer, Pam refused to “Diet.” Instead, she devised a balanced eating plan with delicious recipes that allowed her to manage her weight without deprivation. Talk about a girl after my own heart.
Related: Lose Weight Your Way
Pam suggests bread flour for making this quick flatbread dough, but I’ve used King Arthur all-purpose flour with good results.
White wheat flour or a combination of half bread flour and half whole wheat flour will also taste great, but the crust will be chewier and less crisp.
Topped with tomato sauce, your favorite vegetables and/or lean meat, baked and then sprinkled with a light dusting of grated Parmesan as soon as you remove it from the oven, this quick and easy flatbread dough provides the foundation for a light and healthy pizza, perfect for a busy night.
Recipe Variations
- Substitute 1 cup white wheat flour for bread flour, if desired. This dough will be stiffer and take longer to form a ball.
- For whole wheat crust, use 1/2 cup bread flour and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour.
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Quick Flatbread Dough Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup bread flour, plus more for rolling out the dough
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup warm water, plus more if necessary
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Mix the flour and salt in the food processor.
- Stir together the water and oil and pour over the flour mixture.
- Process until a soft dough ball forms. If the dough is too stiff, add another tablespoon of water and continue to process until the dough is well kneaded, 15 – 20 seconds.
- Lightly dust your hands and a clean surface with flour. Turn out the dough onto the lightly floured surface and cut the dough into quarters.
- Working with 1/4 of the dough at a time, roll each out to a 12 x 4 – inch rectangle, dusting with flour and turning as necessary to prevent it from sticking.
- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat. (All four flatbreads should fit crosswise on the same sheet.)
- Top as desired and bake in a hot (450F-500F degree) oven until the crust is golden and crisp (10 – 15 minutes).
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 3 SmartPoints (Green plan) 3 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 3 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 3 PointsPlus (Old plan) Cooking Notes:
- Substitute 1 cup white wheat flour for bread flour, if desired. This dough will be stiffer and take longer to form a ball.
- For whole wheat crust, use 1/2 cup bread flour and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. This is delicious, but chewier and less crisp.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great (affiliate link) by Pam Anderson
Love it.So simple.
So excited to make this tonight. I’ll be making ratatouille flatbread! I don’t like the flatout brand, so I’m hoping this works well! I can’t believe I am just now stumbling across this website!
Luv this quick and low calorie version of pizza crust! Made a white pizza version with ricotta, fresh tomato and basil. Delicious!
We have made these two days in a row now. Quick to make and taste great, will definitely be making these again in the future!
Back looking for healthy remakes, and this is quite good. Next time I’ll try it with a little seasoning mixed into the dough. Or a light drizzle of olive oil. We took leftover roasted skinless chicken thighs, sauteed shiitake, cheddar, parmesan, and a Tbs of pine nuts. Produced an great pizza hack. We will definitely eat it again. And BTW over the last year my wife and I have lost a combined 69 pounds. Not by dieting, but by eating better hacking some favorite recipes to get the calories down. Thanks for doing this. It is appreciated.
Hi Mark, Your flatbread sounds delicious! Congratulations on your weight loss. love that you have accomplished it through eating better and cutting back the calories in favorite recipes!! Thanks for taking the time to share your comments with us.
I know this post is from a while back but can you freeze this dough. I’d like to make enough that I can make several and freeze them to take for lunch
I don’t have a food processor can I mix with my hands recipe sounds yummy
Hi Patricia, I haven’t tried it by hand but have had good success with a stand mixer.
I make pizza all the time but I have ever tried a recipe without yeast… this recipe here is so simple and easy, so delicious and pure… I baked it with some sea salt and pepper then added a sprinkle of tomatoes and mozzarella after the flatbread crisped up. It tasted great and was on the plate in seriously 18 minutes.
Thanks Stephanie. Glad you liked it too.
Made this last night for dinner. Topped it off with shredded BBQ steak, red peppers, baby spring mix and goat cheese. My husband loved it! Definitely going to use this recipe again, thank you for sharing!
Hi Katie,
So glad the quick flatbread dough worked for you. I’m drooling on my keyword just reading about your delicious toppings of BBQ stead, red peppers, baby string mix and goat cheese. YUM!!
Hi Martha
Made the flat beard for Sunday morning family breakfast. We served it purred tomatoes and seasoned tuna. They all loved it and asked for more. I added a little cinnamon and a couple raisins in the food processor. It’was great thanks. Best part it took less than an hour.
Thanks
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Hi Rawle,
So glad you liked it!!
Due to swallowing problems I’m trying to find homemade recipes for crisp a flat bread which crumbles easily when chewed – so my fingers are crossed that this will do the trick. I am so tired of a liquid diet!
Hi Zelma,
I’m not sure this will work. It’s not crumbly like a cracker 🙁