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Pita Bread
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5 from 47 votes

Homemade Pita Bread

This easy Homemade Pita Bread is perfect for an appetizer or snack any day! Pita bread is so easy to make and is great as a lunch bread or snack idea.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
rest2 hours
Course: Breads
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 257kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ Cup - All purpose flour
  • ½ Cup - Whole wheat flour
  • ½ teaspoon - Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon - Active dry yeast
  • 1 tablespoon - Olive oil
  • Water as needed

Instructions

  • In a bowl, take the flour, sugar, salt, yeast and oil.
    Give it a quick mix and start to add a little bit of water at a time to form a soft dough.
    Knead the dough until the top starts to get smooth.
    Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and let it sit in a warm place for about 1-2 hours, until the dough almost doubles in size.
    Knead the dough gently once again and divide it into 5-6 equal portions.
    Shape the portions into round balls and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
    Now dust a clean work surface and a rolling pin with flour.
    Place one ball and roll the ball into approximately a 6-7 inch circle.
    Preheat the oven to 230 degrees Celsius with a cast iron pan or a pizza stone in the middle rack of the oven.
    Place 1-2 rolled pita on the skillet/pizza stone (depending on how many fits in the pan at a time) and let it bake for 2-3 minutes on one side.
    Now with a pair of tongs, flip the pita carefully to the other side and let it bake for a further 2 minutes.
    The pita should be cooked with slight browning and the pita should fluff up.
    Take the pita out and repeat the same method for baking the remaining pitas.


Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 4mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g