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Flatbread

Pan-Fried Turmeric Bread (Kubez Kimaaj)

Kubez bread, a.k.a. kimaaj, is an Arabic flatbread or pita bread. It’s a staple in the Middle East used as an accompaniment for various dishes or as a wrap.

Masoub (Banana and Flatbread Pudding)

This quick breakfast or dessert is renowned in Yemen and throughout the Arabian Peninsula.

Turmeric–Black Pepper Malawach

Traditionally served with tomatoes and hard-boiled eggs, malawach is a Yemeni flatbread that gets super flaky and crispy thanks to the butter in the dough.

Flammkuchen

This classic German pub dish, which combines an unleavened crisp dough base with simple toppings, is adaptable and quick to make.

Pizza Paratha

A zesty tomato filling gives these parathas their pizza flavor.

Chapati

Chapati is the everyday bread eaten by many families in India. Chapati flour is readily available in many South Asian grocery stores, but if you can’t find it, use sifted whole wheat flour.

For the Flakiest Flatbreads, Laminate Your Dough

Parathas, msemen, and shao bing all rely on a quick-lamination technique that produces rich flatbreads with distinct layers.

Make a Giant, Cheesy Khachapuri for a Crowd

You can bake individual, boat-shaped Georgian flatbreads if you’ve got the time—or opt for one jumbo-size version if you don’t.

Frozen Flatbreads Are Forever

The question isn’t what can you make with frozen flatbreads—it’s what can’t you make?

Injera

Traditional injera takes a week to make, since you need four days to make the sponge, plus another three to prepare the batter.

Pide With Cheese

Turkish pide is a popular summer snack; this version uses sheep’s-milk cheese.

Barbari Bread (Nan-e Barbari)

This leavened Persian flatbread is at its best when eaten fresh.

Mlaoui

Meet mlaoui—msemen’s rebellious younger brother—a flaky skillet-fried Moroccan flatbread.

Gozleme With Spinach and Three Cheeses

These gozleme are stuffed with a mixture of three different cheeses to mimic the feta-like Turkish white cheese that’s often used for these flatbreads.

How to Make Crispy, Buttery Kulchas at Home—Without a Tandoor

Stuffed with chiles and garlic, these kulchas cook on the stovetop and turn crispy under the heat of the broiler.

It's Never Not Time for Theplas

This quintessential Gujarati flatbread is a road-trip staple, but it’s just as delicious devoured in your kitchen.

For a Classic Taiwanese Breakfast, You Need Shao Bing

These laminated sesame flatbreads are the perfect canvas for any number of fillings.

Shao Bing

These sesame flatbreads can be made ahead and frozen—or, if you plan ahead, made fresh for breakfast.

Chile-Garlic Kulcha

Kulcha is a type of lightly leavened flatbread from India that’s traditionally made in a tandoor oven. This kulcha recipe is adapted for a cast-iron skillet.