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Pita Bread Recipe
With just a few ingredients you already have on hand you can create delicious, puffy, homemade pita bread.
Course
Bread
Cuisine
Middle Eastern
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
5
minutes
minutes
Rising Time
1
hour
hour
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
pieces
Calories
187
kcal
Author
Leigh Anne Wilkes
Ingredients
1 1/2
cups
warm water
105-110 degrees F
2 1/4
tsp
active dry yeast
2
cups
all purpose flour
1
cup
whole wheat flour
can use 3 cups all purpose if needed
1
tsp
salt
1
Tbsp
olive oil
1 1/2
tsp
sugar
Instructions
Preheat an oven to 475 degrees F.
Add yeast to 1/2 cup of the warm water, allow to sit for 15 minutes until bubbly.
Add all ingredients and the yeast mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer.
Knead for 5 minutes. Dough will be tacky but not sticky.
Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Divided dough into 8 even pieces.
Roll each piece into a 6-7 inch circle. Allow to sit for 30 minutes covered with a towel.
Place a cooling rack in the oven and place the pita on the rack. Bake for 4-5 minutes until puffed and tops turn light brown.
Remove from oven and place in a brown paper bag, close bag and allow pita to cool in the bag. They will deflate as they cool.
Once cool, the pita will soften. Cut in half or cut off the top edge to expose the pocket.
Fill with favorite filling.
Pita can be stored in a zippered plastic bag for several days or frozen for several months.
Nutrition
Calories:
187
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
36
g
|
Protein:
6
g
|
Fat:
3
g
|
Saturated Fat:
1
g
|
Sodium:
294
mg
|
Potassium:
99
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
1
g
|
Calcium:
11
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg