Has anybody tried this? I looks easy enough. Kind of a simpler version of Hardtack. I wonder what the shelf life would be?
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Yes, I have long thought that flatbread would be a great idea for prepper food. It is easy and could be made with little notice. Serve it with beans and rice.
I have made some varieties of flat breads. Some have no leavening, like this one in the video, but some use baking powder or yeast.
We can buy pre-made pizza dough in Trader Joe's. Pizza dough, although not necessarily considered a flat bread, is a flat bread, and can be made days in advance and stored in the fridge.
I wonder about pre-making this dough and if you have refrigeration, keeping the dough in the fridge? Could the dough be made in advance and taken hiking or camping? I think so, but it could also be almost as easily made while out camping. You just need heat and a pan or baking stone. Some varieties of flat breads are usually cooked on stones used just for that purpose.
In Arizona, I saw premade masa for corn tortillas. Tortillas are a flatbread. I do have some naan in my freezer for when I eat dal and rice.
https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/flatbread-varieties-from-around-the-world.15239/
I have made some varieties of flat breads. Some have no leavening, like this one in the video, but some use baking powder or yeast.
We can buy pre-made pizza dough in Trader Joe's. Pizza dough, although not necessarily considered a flat bread, is a flat bread, and can be made days in advance and stored in the fridge.
I wonder about pre-making this dough and if you have refrigeration, keeping the dough in the fridge? Could the dough be made in advance and taken hiking or camping? I think so, but it could also be almost as easily made while out camping. You just need heat and a pan or baking stone. Some varieties of flat breads are usually cooked on stones used just for that purpose.
In Arizona, I saw premade masa for corn tortillas. Tortillas are a flatbread. I do have some naan in my freezer for when I eat dal and rice.
https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/flatbread-varieties-from-around-the-world.15239/
I did a little research on the topic, and was surprised how old, how common, and how widespread this is used. I guess the more common term would be unleavened bread, and it has been around for thousands of years on almost every continent. I am going to give it a try. I wonder how it would taste if you seasoned the dough before you fried it? Is it called frying? This guy put it in a frying pan, but there is no oil; just heat.
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Seasoning: I would certainly add some salt, and maybe garlic powder. I think he said to butter it with garlic butter. It could be buttered with salted butter and that would help with the flavor.
Whether you call it frying or not, I am not sure. He says that the pan does not have any oil in it. I think of frying as using oil. But this is also how it could be made on a baking stone in an oven like some other flat breads can be made, maybe naan.
Maybe using Dutch oven? I was thinking of putting some Italian seasoning in the dough. It looks like you make them one at a time, so you could season each one differently. I would think the seasoning, whatever you used, would not affect the shelf life.
I think he was suggesting butter after they were made, which would be a good idea.
I think he was suggesting butter after they were made, which would be a good idea.
Cast iron skillets work well for 'dry' frying flat breads.
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We made Hoe Cake on the wood stove when the power was out.
Think of one big pan cake or a biscuit that is flat & looks like a pizza shell that an inch thick.
I would Love to have a Tandoor for cooking bread & meat.
Think of one big pan cake or a biscuit that is flat & looks like a pizza shell that an inch thick.
I would Love to have a Tandoor for cooking bread & meat.
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When I was in Afghanistan I would stop in a little village and buy flat bread from a local. For safety reasons I would only buy it if I saw them take the bread out of their stone oven. It went great with beanie weenies.
During my stay in the hospital over there I would only eat the flat bread, couldn't stomach their local food.
I think I'd like to make some flat bread too.
During my stay in the hospital over there I would only eat the flat bread, couldn't stomach their local food.
I think I'd like to make some flat bread too.
I’m on the bandwagon… gonna have to add making flatbread to my list of talents and capabilities. 
When I lived in the ...far white north... there were a couple local indigenous women that had a booth at all the farmers markets and such events.. There sign read ...Indian Bannock... That with there homemade local Saskatoon berry jam was wonderful...
I am interested in more recipes for fried cornmeal mush, hoe cakes and such.. As much as I like corn bread I would like to try other variations.. Can someone do a thread on that sub specialty ??
I am interested in more recipes for fried cornmeal mush, hoe cakes and such.. As much as I like corn bread I would like to try other variations.. Can someone do a thread on that sub specialty ??
I don't have any, but I too would be interested in getting some. A new thread is a good idea.
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Tim Horton, you could start a thread! It's not hard. Please try it.
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Strange that the thumbnail for your video didn't show.
Her video is interesting. I looked and it says that she is Pakistani. She adds nigella seeds, which are not common in the U.S. and not easy to find. I have Indian 5 spice seasoning, and nigella is one of the five.
The pan she uses is interesting, and how she uses it to make naan is also interesting. In the video she mentions chapati, another Indian flat bread that I have had and thought was so good.
This is a woman who used to post many videos, but not so many lately. She is a Jane, a type of Indian religion that is vegetarian. They do not eat onions.
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I decided to go to Manjula's channel to see her flat breads. Indians have a few different types of flat bread. You can appreciate that many people in the world eat with basic ingredients and simple foods, because of poverty. I think of preparedness as being similar to that, simple and basic ingredients.
In this video she is showing how to make flat bread, that they call roti. It is made the same way that your survival bread recipe is made. She provides her recipe, which is in smaller portions than the others.
"Roti Recipe, Chapati Recipe | How to Make Roti at Home | Manjula
View full recipe at https://manjulaskitchen.com/roti-chap...
INGREDIENTS:
This recipe makes 4 Roti's:
1/2 Cup Whole wheat flour
Pinch of Salt
1/4 Cup and 1 tablespoon of luke warm water
1/4 teaspoon of Oil
1 teaspoon of Ghee or clear butter
