Wheat? Yeast? Gluten Free? What'll I do??? Grain bashing be damned. At Avanti, we've never wavered, when it comes to baked goods --> always organic grains & never ALL white flour. Plain and simple. Get at least 25% organic whole grain flours (either whole wheat or gf options) into everything you bake and eat. And, unless you truly have a wheat allergy, it's just too much fun making real breads that rise and culture w/ active yeast. This simple flatbread // pizza crust is 100% whole grain & 3 seed too. The only flour in the mix is organic whole wheat, then there's the mighty flax meal (flaxseed flour) and WHOLE chia & sesame seeds. It's easy to make, requires only one medium sized mixing bowl, one wooden spoon & two 16 inch pizza pans. No added oil, low sodium, dairy free and delectable.
Three Seed Flatbread/Crust
Breads 8/26/14
Amount
|
Measure
|
Ingredient
|
Prep
Method
|
1 ½
|
Cups
|
Whole wheat flour
|
|
½
|
Cup
|
Flax seed meal
|
|
¼
|
Cup
|
Brown rice syrup
|
|
2
|
Teaspoons
|
Yeast
|
|
2 ½
|
Cups
|
Water
|
Directions:
Combine all in a medium sized
mixing bowl. Stir well w/ a wooden
spoon. Cover w/ a clean kitchen
towel and allow to rise at cool room temp for several hours or overnight.
Next add:
¼
|
Cup
|
Whole wheat flour
|
|
¼
|
Cup
|
Whole sesame seeds
|
|
¼
|
Cup
|
Chia seeds
|
|
1
|
Teaspoon
|
Salt
|
Stir well, let raise for 30
mins. Prep out two 16 inch pizza
pans by spraying or brushing with out.
Preheat oven to 450, divide
the batter onto two pizza pans, smooth w/ a sprayed spatula to an even
thickness. Offset spatulas work
best. Let rise again for 30 mins.
Bake in preheated 450 oven for
15 mins. Rotate set timer for 10
mins more. It’s done when the thin
spots get a dark golden brown. 25
to 30 mins total baking time. If
you want to make pizza, pull it out when just golden brown (20 to 20 mins) top
with pizza topping flavors and bake 10 to 15 mins more.
NOTE: This bread is very adaptable. Swap out chia &/or sesame for
perilla, basil, nigella, whole flax seeds. Experiment. Add
a tablespoon of chili powder, smoked paprika, curry, garam masala, hawaij or
other spice blends for deeper flavors.
Here's the crust, baked to crisp fully seeded perfection
We suggest a beautiful pissaladiere w/ Sicilian & Moroccan olives, organic baby pear tomatoes, capers, tomato jam, golden lime caramelized onions, fresh basil & tarragon for dining al fresco
How about a 3 seed free form cracker spread w/ a sake simmered beet pate w/ roasted heirloom cucumber and zucchini, grapefruit supremes, garlic, ginger & chive
Eating Healthy & Delicious is a Win Win Win
Situation!
Eat, Live & Party Well
Blog post by Chef Mark Cleveland
Avanti is the longstanding leader in organic,
sustainable, local, flavorful cuisine in Orange County, CA.
Meaning 'forward' in Italian, Avanti Natural is a
culinary philosophy that integrates the best of traditional European and Asian
healthful eating with the latest nutritional information for optimum health.
Our successful restaurant Avanti Café was located on
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