Crisp, chewy flatbread is a welcome start to any party, and tastes great with whatever toppings you have on hand. Pizza works just as well, cut into bite-sized pieces and served warm from the oven. Whatever you call it, these 15 recipes and techniques for making crackly-crusted dough, with or without toppings, are easy crowd-pleasers.
For the quickest party prep, use store-bought pizza dough or puff pastry, or freeze your own rounds of homemade pizza dough for future use. From there, the possibilities are endless: cheese, vegetables, caramelized onions or leeks, meats and even beans make tasty toppings. Just remember to avoid loading on too much — no one likes a soggy, heavy appetizer.
If you're feeling minimalistic, even an unadorned round of freshly-made pita bread or a wedge of gluten-free chickpea pancake starts the party off right.
TOP ROW
• Sweet Potato, Ricotta & Arugula Flatbread
• Eggplant & Spicy Hummus Flatbread
• Flatbreads with Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onions & Basil
• Leek, Ricotta & Lemon Flatbread
• Three Cheese Tomato Tart
MIDDLE ROW
• Socca (Chickpea Pancake)
• Scallion Pancake
• Easy Homemade Pita Bread
• How to Bake Flatbread on the Stovetop
• Cooking By Instinct Pizza Formula (with Morels and Ramps)
BOTTOM ROW
• Sausage Pizza Topped with Crispy Kale
• Spinach, White Bean & Taleggio Pizza
• Stovetop/Broiler Pizza with Asparagus, Shiitake & Fresh Mozzarella
• No-Knead Fennel & Anchovy Pizza
• Grilled Potato, Gorgonzola & Prosciutto Pizza
Do you have any party-pleasing flatbread or pizza recipes?
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I'm a big fan of flatbreads! I make a cheater's socca, that's a little easier to work with.
Here's one with roasted butternut squash worked into the dough, stuffed with greens and walnuts.
Or a flaky flavored flatbread - one with green peppercorns and herb butter, one with smoked gouda and sage - but you could add anything you like. Almost like a yeasted puff pastry. Crispy on the outside, fragrant layers on the inside.
Based on a Tibetan recipe, I made these toasted barley flour flatbreads with sesame seeds
And I recently made these thick crepes with roasted red pepper purée worked into the batter. We ate them with a sort of mezze, with broccoli rabe and chickpeas, and cheese and olives.
I've got some pizza recipes, too, but I've gone on too long already!!
I tried making the 3 cheese tomato tart and it was excellent -- a big hit at home. It was easy to make -- I highly recommend it.
No mention of vegetable pizza? The cold pizza made with cream cheese and cut up raw veggies on top? That's the ultimate appetizer pizza. I'm making that for the app this Easter weekend.
does anyone know what exactly makes a flatbread, flatbread?? i think i would call a few of those dishes 'pizzas' based on the look