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Mini flatbread pizzas topped with red onions, cheese, and herbs on a white serving plate.

Blue Cheese and Onion Flatbread

Bree Hester
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Additional Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 32 minutes
Course Appetizers & Snacks
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 415 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the flatbread:

  • 1 package active dry yeast
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup semolina flour
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoons salt

For the topping:

  • 1 medium red onion
  • 1 Tablespoons fresh rosemary
  • 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon red chile flakes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, sprinkle the yeast over 1 cup of lukewarm water (about 100 degrees).
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  • After about 5 minutes, it should look like this. It should look foamy.
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  • Add the oil, salt, and flours.
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  • Stir until the dough comes together. You might have to knead it in the bowl a few times. This dough will be pretty stiff.
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  • See, it comes together.
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  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit in a warm place until one and a half times its original size, about 1 hour..
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  • Totally not scary.
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  • While the dough is rising, slice your onions and mince some of the rosemary. Toss them in a bowl with the olive oil, balsamic, salt, and chile flakes.
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  • Cover the mixture and set aside.
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  • Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth. Cut the dough into 32 balls. Roll out as thinly as possible.
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  • Put the dough on a semolina lined baking sheet.
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  • Top with about 1 Tablespoon of the onion mixture and top with some crumbled blue cheese.
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  • Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven until brown and the cheese has melted, about 12 minutes.
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  • Grab yourself a glass of wine, a trashy magazine and enjoy life for awhile.
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Nutrition

Calories: 415kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 12gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 999mgFiber: 3g
Keyword blue cheese, customizable snack, easy recipe, flatbread, onion,
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