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easy lentil flatbread
Andreea Fegan, www.LittleBitesOfJoy.com

Easy Lentil Flatbread

Enjoy this flour-free, sugar-free flatbread recipe that only uses lentils, water, and seasoning! It will soon become one of your favorites, as it has for me.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup raw (uncooked) red lentils
  • 1/2 cup water (plus more for soaking and blending)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp Everything But The Bagel Seasoning (or your favorite seasoning)

Equipment

  • 12×17 cookie sheet (with lip)
  • Silpat nonstick mat (or parchment paper)
  • Blender

Method
 

  1. Soak the lentils in water overnight in the fridge. Use a larger ball jar or a bowl to do this, as the lentils will expand and you want to give them plenty of room.
  2. The next day when you're ready to cook them, rinse the lentils well, and add them to a blender (high speed preferred, but a regular blender will do).
  3. Add in about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup water (it should come up 3/4 of the way up the lentils in the blending container) and 1/2 tsp salt. Blend on high until smooth. For high speed blenders, this should take under a minute. For lower-speed blenders, this might take a while.
  4. To bake, line an edged baking sheet (the larger the better – I used a lipped 12 by 17 inch sheet) with a Silpat nonstick sheet (parchment paper works, just not as well), and pour out the lentil mixture in the pan. Spread it around evenly and make sure it’s all a leveled, even thickness (you may have to move the pan around to spread the batter).
  5. Sprinkle with the Everything But The Bagel seasoning and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes until done. Keep an eye on it – I sometimes prefer to make it more of a cracker type product and sometimes keep it in there up to 40 minutes or more. 

Notes

  • The size of the pan really matters. You want to spread this out thin so it cooks well and doesn’t come out crumbly.
  • If you can invest in a Silpat sheet, it will come out the best. I’ve seen it stick to parchment paper, and if that happens, simply peel it off. 
  • Store in a bowl covered with a tea towel, no more than the day you make it and an extra day (it dries up fast). I often freshen it up the next morning by putting it in a toaster.