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Sourdough flatbread is easy to make and is a great way to use some sourdough discard. This flatbread recipe uses whole wheat flour for a healthy spin and delicious texture. Homemade flatbread is delicious dipped in hummus, as a side for any meal, or even made into pizzas!

A stack of whole wheat sourdough flatbreads on a wood surface with limes in the background.

A Sourdough Discard Recipe

This sourdough flatbread recipe is simple to put together and has so many delicious uses. While it does need a little bit of forethought since it needs to rest at room temperature for a bit, the work is easy!

One of the things I love the most about this sourdough flatbread recipe is that it makes perfect use of sourdough discard. If you’ve got a bubbling sourdough starter, use the discard in this recipe!

A jar of sourdough starter on a wood surface.

If it’s not sourdough discard day at your house, you can use your active starter just the same. The (other) best thing about this recipe is its versatility. It can be a side, an appetizer with hummus, or a gyro wrap.

These are similar to my homemade sourdough tortillas recipe, so if it’s burrito night at your house, I’d opt for those! Flatbread is thicker than tortillas, and this recipe includes whole wheat.

How to Make Sourdough Flatbread

The whole wheat flour added to this sourdough flatbread gives it a healthy spin, a really lovely texture, and the amazing flavor that whole wheat brings.

I like to use a mix of whole wheat and white flour, but it’s okay to increase the whole wheat and decrease the white flour if you prefer. It’s okay to use all whole wheat flour and omit the white flour too!

Ingredients

All-purpose flour: I prefer this organic flour, but use what you have.

Whole wheat flour: I like this whole wheat flour, but again, use what you have or is readily available to you.

Salt

Ingredients for sourdough flatbread in bowls and measuring cups on a wood cutting board, top view.

Baking powder

Butter: Any butter is okay, or ghee works too.

Sourdough starter: Sourdough discard or any active sourdough starter will work perfectly!

Sourdough Flatbread Recipe

First, place the regular and whole wheat flour with the salt and baking powder into a food processor and pulse them together until they are combined.

Next, add the butter (or ghee) into the food processor and pulse until coarse crumbs form.

Now add in the sourdough starter, and pulse it all again until it’s combined.

A food processor with dry ingredients and topped with sourdough starter.

Turn on the food processor and slowly drizzle in the warm water just until a dough ball forms. Keep in mind it may not take the entire half cup of water, and you can stop pouring once a ball forms.

Once the dough is ready, turn it out onto a board sprinkled with flour and knead it a few times until it’s soft.

A dark wood cutting board with a ball of dough on it.

Then, wrap the dough in plastic wrap (or beeswax wrap) and set it aside to rest at room temperature. It will need to rest for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours, so be sure to plan accordingly.

A dark wood cutting board with a dough ball wrapped in a beeswax wrap in natural light.

When you’re ready to make the sourdough flatbread, remove the dough from the plastic wrap and divide it into 6-8 pieces that are roughly equal in size.

A dark wood cutting board with a dough ball cut into 8 triangle pieces like a pie.

Form small balls with each portion of the dough, so it is easy to roll the sourdough flatbread out into the right shape.

6 small balls of dough on a dark wood cutting board in natural light.

Flatten each dough piece into a disc, then roll each one out until it’s about ¼” thick. Use a sprinkle of flour to prevent sticking if necessary.

A hand using a wooden rolling pin to roll out a piece of flatbread dough onto a dark wood cutting board.

It’s time to cook the flatbread! Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, allowing the pan to get very hot.

Then, place one flatbread dough into the dry skillet and let it cook for 1-2 minutes until bubbles start to form.

A sourdough flatbread cooking in a cast iron skillet, it is bubbling on the top.

Then flip it and cook on the other side for an additional minute. Once the sourdough flatbread is fully cooked, remove it from the skillet.

A dark wood cutting board with a cooked flatbread on it.

Then repeat the rolling and cooking with the remaining discs until you have a delicious stack of whole wheat flatbread!

A stack of sourdough flatbreads on a dark wood cutting board.

Sourdough Flatbread Ideas

Now that you have a warm and tasty stack of sourdough flatbread, you might be wondering how to eat them. The real answer is: However you want!

A stack of folded sourdough flatbreads on a wood cutting board, surrounded by a jar of sourdough starter and a wood rolling pin.

For inspiration, try these flatbread ideas to liven up your snacks and meals.

Use them as a crust to make mini pizzas for make-your-own pizza night, soft tacos, or gyro wraps. I also love to use these on an appetizer spread with hummus, vegetables, and roasted olives.

Wrap your sourdough flatbread with peanut butter and jelly or eggs and avocado as a breakfast wrap. Try spreading ricotta on it, and add sliced fig and a drizzle of honey.

I also love these paired on the side of a salad or almost any meal, with a brush of olive oil, a few thyme leaves, and a sprinkle of salt.

Get creative with your sourdough flatbread. It’s like a blank canvas, ready to enjoy with your garden veggies and delicious cooking!

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