Easy Homemade Piadina (Italian Flatbread)

Step 1

Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Step 2

Stir olive oil into dry ingredients until well combined. Add water and mix with a fork until almost all of the flour has been incorporated.

Step 3

Use your hands to continue mixing until the dough forms a smooth ball. You can do this right in the bowl or turn the dough out onto a flat work surface.

Step 4

Form the dough into a log shape and cut into 4 or 5 pieces, depending on how large you'd like the piadina to be.

Step 5

Roll each piece into a smaller ball. Allow to rest for 20 minutes at room temperature under a damp tea towel or plastic wrap if you use that in your kitchen.

Step 6

Lightly dust a flat surface with flour. One at a time, press dough ball down with your hand and then use a rolling pin to roll dough very thin.

Step 7

Place a frying pan or griddle over high heat until it's very hot. Drizzle a small amount of olive oil in the pan and spread it around. Transfer one piadina at a time into the hot pan. Cook for about one minute. You may see small bubbles form on the surface of the flatbread.

Step 8

Flip the piadina and cook for another minute. Cook each side for an additional 30 seconds or so, until the flatbread begins to brown. Remove from heat and repeat with remaining piadina.