Best lunch by far

The days I work from home, like today, I can make myself the freshest lunch. And that includes home baked bread, because I love the smell and taste of still warm bread. Who doesn't? Fresh out of the pan. Yes, not oven, pan! It's quick. About 3 minutes. The baking that is. Preparing is a little more work. But still not a lot.

So this was my lunch today: fresh flat bread with tomato salad.

Do you remember Veg!, the cookbook? This is the flat bread recipe. I do it by heart now, so maybe I have altered it a bit on the go. But basically it's this (for one).

• 25 grams of all purpose flour
• 25 grams of white bread mix (you can use only regular flour as well)
• 3 grams of dry yeast (check if you need to dissolve in water first)
• tablespoon of olive oil
• pinch of salt

Mix it all together and then add just a enough warm water to make a nice dough. Knead the ball until it is nice and smooth. That will take about 5 minutes. Leave to rest in a clean bowl for at least 30 minutes. Longer is better. Cover it with a damp towel. When it's twice its original size, knead the air out and roll out on your counter top (use flour to keep from sticking). Try to make it round and be sure it fits your pan. Otherwise make two smaller ones. It should be about 3 mm thick. The thinner you make it, the crispier it will be.

Heat a dry pan (no oil!) on high heat and wait until smoke is coming off. Put the bread in the pan and wait for the bubbles to appear. In a short two minutes you will see big bubbles and it should be nice and brown on the bottom. Flip it over and let the other side color too for about a minute. Don't pay too much attention to the minutes, just look at it and judge for yourself.

That's it. Done. Below you see the steps.

I had this with tomato salad (tomato, red onion, garlic, basil: all chopped. Mixed with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt & pepper). Best lunch by far.

For Sunday mornings you can also put chocolate spread, marmelade or honey on it.