Pull-apart Flatbread

Some of the best recipes come from making something out of seemingly random things you find in your fridge.  Be creative, and use what you have in your own fridge to make this a unique and budget-friendly dish!

Pull-apart Flatbread

Prep Time: <10 minutes

Cooking Time: 8-10 minutes

Yield: approx. 10 pieces

The above parameters may vary depending upon the brand of biscuits you use.

Ingredients:

- One can of country-style biscuits 

- Olive Oil

- Sliced Ham

- Sundried Tomatoes packed in Oil

- Minced Garlic

- Italian Seasoning

- Sour Cream

- Corn Meal (optional)

Directions: 

1)  Preheat your oven according to the directions on the biscuit package. 

2)  Set out a baking sheet, aluminum foil, or pizza peel on which to assemble the flatbread.  If you have a pizza stone, use the peel only for transfer.  This is not a bread that should be placed directly on the oven grates, as the pieces will fall through.  Bake only on a "solid" surface.

3) Sprinkle corn meal on the surface of the baking sheet/aluminum foil/pizza peel.

4) Open the can of biscuits, and remove the first piece.  Flatten the biscuit between your palms until an even 1/8"-1/4" thick.  Place it onto the sheet/foil/peel.  Repeat this with all of the biscuits, tiling them together, and pinching the dough to form the "flatbread."

5)  Drizzle the bread with olive oil, then break the sliced ham up into smaller pieces.  Toss the ham, sundried tomatoes, minced garlic, and italian seasoning over the surface - evenly distributing the ingredients as much as possible.

6)  Transfer the flatbread to the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes (or according to the directions for the biscuits you are using).  Any ingredients you top the flatbread with should be able to be eaten with only the cooking time required for the bread.  If the ingredients need more cooking first - cook it separately beforehand, then toss on the flatbread to maintain the warmth.  Be careful to not overcook those ingredients!

7)  When the dough is cooked to a nice golden brown, remove the flatbread from the oven.

8)  Cool slightly before serving with a dollop of sour cream for dipping.

 

This is great for lunch, as a side dish for dinner, an appetizer, or something nice to bring to a potluck-style party, as it's easy to serve.  Try different toppings or dipping sauces based on what you have in your fridge.  

Comment to share your own variations.  I'd love to hear how you make yours!