A quick flatbread

Makes 6 small flatbreads

strong, white, plain flour 450g

sea salt ½ tsp

caster sugar a good pinch

dried yeast a 7g sachet

warm water 300ml

Put the flour into the bowl of a food mixer then add the salt and sugar. Empty the yeast into a bowl, pour on enough water to make a thin paste, then stir in the rest. Pour on to the flour and mix until it forms a soft ball. Tip the dough out on to a floured board and knead, until it feels springy and elastic. Set aside in a bowl covered with a tea towel.

If you prefer to do this by hand, add the yeast and water to the flour and salt, mixing with your hands. Mix in the sugar then turn the lot on to a lightly floured work surface. Knead for 9–10 minutes, folding the far edge of the dough towards you and pushing it back into the dough. It should feel soft, springy and alive. Cover with a tea towel and leave to rise for an hour or so.

Set the oven to 250C. When your dough is about four times the size it was, break it into six pieces and push each into a slipper shape. Dust with flour and put them on a baking sheet. Bake at 250C for 5 minutes then turn the oven down to 220C. Continue baking for a further 5 minutes until the underside sounds hollow when you tap it.

Mackerel on toast with salted cucumber and horseradish

Ingredients

½ cucumber, peeled, thinly sliced on a mandoline

salt

4 tbsp grated fresh horseradish

2 heaped tablespoon crème fraîche

2 tsp English mustard powder

4 fresh mackerel fillets

salt and freshly ground black pepper

knob of butter

To serve

4 slices soda bread, toasted, buttered

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

½ small lemon

Preparation method

• For the salted cucumber and horseradish, place the cucumber slices into a colander and sprinkle with plenty of salt. Mix well and leave the contents to drain over the sink for half an hour.
• Rinse the salt off the cucumber with cold water, then leave to drain. Gently wring out any excess moisture from the cucumber with your hands, then set aside.
• In a clean bowl, mix the horseradish with the crème fraîche and mustard powder, making sure the mustard powder is well combined with no lumps. Set aside.
• Season the mackerel fillets on their skin side with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Heat the butter in a frying pan until it is foaming, then add the fillets skin-side down. Place a heat-proof plate onto the cooking fillets, as this will make sure they stay flat and cook evenly. Cook for 4-5 minutes, or until nearly cooked through, then turn the fillets and cook for 30 seconds, or until just cooked through.
• To serve, place a small handful of the cucumber onto the toast. Place the cooked mackerel fillets onto the cucumber. Place a dollop of the horseradish sauce on top and garnish with a little of the sliced red onion and a squeeze of lemon.

Jamie Oliver's chickpea flatbread

1 kg flour
14 g dried yeast (2 packs)
30 g salt
30 g sugar

Mix

5,5 dl of tepid water

Mix

1 can of chickpeas
1 ts cumin seeds crushed
1 tbs coriander seeds crushed

Crush chickpeas with hands and mix the mixture into the dough. Knead until smooth.

Cut into 12 pieces and roll the pieces out. (Will freeze with cling film)

240 C / 3 minutes (or griddle pan/grill)

Saaristolaisleipä

2 dl omenamehua (voi käyttää myös talouspiimää)
1 dl tuoppi-kaljamaltaita
½ rkl suolaa
½-1 dl siirappia
½ pkt (25g) hiivaa
1 dl ruisjauhoja
2-2½ dl vehnäjauhoja (omenamehun kanssa 2½)
pinnalle 1 rkl siirappia + 1 rkl vettä

Lämmitä neste haaleaksi,lisää ja sekoita siihen hiiva.
Lisää maltaat, suola, siirappi ja sekoita. lisää ruisjauhot ja sekoita.
Lisää vehnäjauhot (taikina saa olla pehmeä).
Ripota pinnalle vähän jauhoja ja kohota 1 tunti.

Laita voideltuun vuokaan (silikoni on hyvä) , kohota 30 min.
Pistele haarukalla.
Paista uunissa 175 C noin 1 tunti

15 min ennen loppua lisää siirappi + vesi seos pinnalle.

Uunista otettua ja vuoasta irrotettua peitä leivät paperilla ja liinalla.

Kannattaa tehdä kerralla kaksinkertainen annos, jolloin kuluu 1 hiivapaketti. (eli tämä yllä oleva on vain yhtä sellaista leipää varten jonka toin jouluksi)