Homemade Sweet Potato Flatbread
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Homemade sweet potato flatbread is a delicious 2-ingredient side dish! This oil-free and yeast-free flatbread goes well with curry, duck or grilled meats!
Sweet potato flatbread! Roti! Guys, my mouth is watering every time I talk or think about this easy yeast-free bread.
I love to fill them with roasted chickpeas but you would also see me spreading butter over them while they are still hot, topping them with grated cheese and sprinkling them with salt.
This easy bread is so versatile that you can eat it with anything really. It goes well with this 10-minute Baked Bean Sauce, Creamy Chickpea Soup or Roasted Vegetable Couscous.
You know, sweet potato flatbread reminds me of my childhood when my grandmother would make lokše.
They are made with white potatoes and are similar to Indian roti. We would eat them with butter and salt. On occasions, they would be served with roasted duck and sautéed cabbage which is another delicious option.
Now guys, no matter what flatbread you try to make you will be in for a treat.
How to make flatbread from sweet potatoes
Start off with boiling sweet potatoes. It will take about 7-10 minutes to cook them thoroughly.
Peel them, dice them, and place them in a small pot. Pour water in – just enough to cover them.
Drain the water, let them cool down a bit and mash them with a fork or potato ricer. Add flour and using your hands form into sticky dough. Dip this dough in flour and roll it into a sausage. Divide it into 8 pieces.
Each piece should be rolled out thin. It will be sticky so make sure you dust your worktop and each dough piece well.
Cook in a frying pan without any oil whatsoever. It will take about 2 minutes to cook each flatbread (about a minute per side). Medium-low heat is ideal.
The bubbles will form but this is good. They help to cook the flatbread.
Storage: Sweet potato flatbreads can be stored in the freezer and defrosted when needed. However, they always taste best when fresh.
This sweet potato flatbread recipe is suitable for vegetarians and vegans as well. Those who don’t like or don’t have sweet potatoes can use white potatoes instead.
Want to see how to make sweet potato flatbread? Watch the video!
And here are more sweet potato recipes:
- Sweet Potato Salad
- Sweet Potato Wedges
- Sweet Potato Gnocchi
- Instant Pot Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole
- Sweet Potato Burgers
- Sweet Potato Pancakes
Homemade Sweet Potato Flatbread
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweet potatoes , mashed (1 large sweet potato)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour + extra for dusting, about (½ cup)
Instructions
- Wash, peel and dice sweet potatoes. Place them in a pot and pour in water – just enough to cover them. Bring them to a boil and cook until soft.
- Drain the water. Using a fork mash them as finely as possible. Let them cool down a bit before adding flour.
- Form a sicky dough. Flour your work surface as well as the dough (be generous with the flour). Divide it into 8 pieces and form each piece into a round shape. Now roll out each piece until thin.
- Cook on a hot and dry frying pan for about 2 minutes (1 minute per side).
- Best served warm (buttered and salted) as a side.
- Enjoy!
I love how simple and delicious this sweet potato flatbread recipe is!
Hi Carol. It’s good to hear you enjoyed this recipe. It is one of my favorites!
Really like the recipe. Made it two consecutive days. Today I added about 1/4 teaspoon anise seeds…jolly good. Will be trying many of your other recipes. Many thanks.
Carol
Hi Carol. What a great idea using anise seeds! Please do let me know if you tried some other recipes!
Thank you so much for this easy recipe. I made as per your quantities yesterday and again today, tripled but added about a 1/4 teaspoon anise seeds as I enjoy their subtle flavor. I did keep some “balls” over for tomorrow in a covered dish in the fridge to see how they roll out tomorrow. I will experiment in the future with some garlic powder etc added added to the mix.
I have to try it with anise seeds! Thanks for the tip!
I love this recipe. I used gluten free flour to make it and for a pizza with chicken topping. My husband loved!!! Thank you so much. ❤️
I am so happy to hear you and your husband loved this flatbread. It’s my favorite! :)
I’ve have made this three times now, just finding the recipe recently. I love these!
So simple!
They are cheap, easy, and healthy! I love them with spicy cabbage soup! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for your feedback, Danielle! Hope you try some more recipes from our blog.
I used the canned yams that were in splenda along with 100% whole wheat flour.
Turned out fabulous. I make a large batch of curry (sauce only), portion & freeze it. Yummy….
Next batch of flatbread will include spinach.
Thank you for your feedback, Ellen! We love this flatbread so it’s always good to hear our readers love too :)