Schüttelbrot (South Tyrolean hard crisp flatbread) with tomato salad

Total: 2 hr 35 min. | Active: 25 min.
vegan, lactose-free

Ingredients

for 4 person

Starter dough
150 g wholemeal rye flour
¼ cube yeast (approx. 10 g)
1 ½ dl water
Dough
4 dl water
200 g wholemeal rye flour
150 g white flour
2 tsp salt
¼ cube yeast (approx. 10 g)
1 tsp fennel seeds, finely ground
1 tsp caraway seeds, finely ground
1 tsp aniseed, finely ground
a little  white flour
Schüttelbrot
a little  white flour
Tomato salad
800 g beef tomatoes, thinly sliced
2 tbsp thyme leaves
red onion, finely chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
1 tsp salt
a little  pepper

How it's done

Starter dough

Mix the flour and yeast in a bowl. Pour in the water, mix with a wooden spoon, do not knead. Cover the dough and leave to rise at room temperature for approx. 1 hr.

Dough

Pour the water into the starter dough, mix. Add the flour and all the other ingredients up to and including the aniseed, mix well with a wooden spoon. Cover and leave to rise again at room temperature for approx. 30 mins. Place the dough on a well-floured surface, divide into 6 equal portions, dust with flour, leave to rest for approx. 15 mins.

Schüttelbrot

Place the portions of dough one after the other on a well-floured, round wooden board. Jerk (shake) the wooden board up and down in circular motions until you have an even, thin, round flatbread (see tip). Place the flatbreads on three trays lined with baking paper.

To bake

Approx. 25 mins. in an oven preheated to 220°C (convection). Remove from the oven, leave to cool on a rack.

Tomato salad

Mix the tomatoes and remaining ingredients in a bowl, serve with the flatbreads.

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