I am so excited to post this recipe I can hardly stand it! You’re probably thinking that’s weird…and it is a little, but when you have a child who is allergic to wheat and yeast and you find a bread recipe they can eat without having an allergic reaction, you get crazy excited! We’ve always known our daughter has had a sensitivity to wheat, but when we found out she was full blown allergic to yeast and her doctor told us to cut out all breads, I was like why? Gluten Free breads don’t have yeast in it? And well, yeah…they do. My doctor said “good luck” finding breads that don’t contain wheat and yeast because the majority of gluten free bread contains yeast. And unfortunately, she was right. I started going store to store and reading labels like crazy and everything my daughter was eating (except for 1 brand of gluten free pizza that Costco sells - Sabatasso’s Gluten-Free Pizza. that I thought was fine for her wasn’t. It ALL had yeast in it. I felt like a horrible parent! No wonder she felt so bad all the time. So I went shopping in so many stores and online stores to find yeast free and gluten free bread….and I had zero luck….ZERO! It was SO frustrating to read all these bread labels and they ALL had yeast in them. Do you know how hard it is to tell an 8 year old that they can’t have bread? Ok, that rocks their world in a horrible way! Think about this…no pizza, sandwiches, bagels, english muffins, donuts, and cake. Now I get that most of these are not good for us but she’s 8. It’s not a huge deal to say, sorry - you can’t have that donut…but pizza and a sandwich? Seriously!?! She was eating a sandwich almost everyday for lunch! So for 2 months, she’s had no bread. NONE. I had to pull her off completely. No hamburgers, no subway sandwiches, nothing. She was a trooper, but I still felt bad for her. But that was all about to change. One day here recently, I decided to make my own gluten free and yeast free flatbread. And let me tell you…it turned out AMAZING. Like… hubby loves it so much that he’s pretty much switched his bread of choice to eat my new Rosemary and Garlic Flatbread. Yep - it’s that kind of good.
I was so intimidated to experiment with this recipe. I’ve never made anything like this before. But I was oh so pleasantly surprised! It turned out perfect! This is the easiest bread recipe I’ve ever made. This flatbread/pitas are not finicky at all. They meld well and it literally took me 10 minutes to prep and 16 minutes to cook and that was it - ready to eat.
So let’s talk versatility for a minute. One of my all time favorite things to eat is bread with olive oil and Balsamic vinegar. This recipe goes perfect for that so you can make these as an appetizer if you cut them in triangles and serve at a get together. If you want a pita sandwich, cut these in half and put turkey and cheese in them.
Or, you can make a marinara meatballs with mozzarella cheese flatbread sandwich. Marinara meatball pita sandwiches are to die for! There are so many ways to eat this Gluten Free Rosemary and Garlic Flatbread. If you have loved ones that can’t eat gluten or yeast and you are looking for a versatile bread recipe, this is the one for you! The fresh rosemary and garlic baked in this bread give this one such amazing flavor! You’ll think you’re eating a normal flatbread! Enjoy this one because we sure are!
Recipe Inspired by Nancy Hunn
