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Homemade Pita Bread Recipe
Making Homemade Pita Bread is a simple process I will show you step by step, from waiting for the dough to rise to watching it puff perfectly in a hot skillet. I love using fresh pita bread for making a sandwich or serving it with my favorite dip.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 40m⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Chef Billy Parisi📖 billyparisi
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- whisk
- oven
- skillet
- stove
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Add the water, yeast and 1 tablespoons of sugar to a stand mixer and whisk using a hand whisk until it is combined. Let sit for 5 to ⏱️ 7 minutes or until a raft has formed on the top.
sugar2 tablespoons
2
In the meantime, whisk together the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar, flours, and salt until combined.
sugar2 tablespoons
3
Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the stand mixer along with the dry flour, sugar and salt ingredients.
olive oil3 tablespoonssugar2 tablespoons
4
Place on the hook attachment and mix on low speed for 8 to ⏱️ 10 minutes to knead.
5
The dough should be smooth, and you want the dough to be a little sticky, but you still may need to add in a bit more flour to get it to the right consistency.
6
Coat with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil and place it in a container and cover with a lid or towel and let sit for ⏱️ 2 hours or until doubled in size. See note below on a resting trick.
olive oil3 tablespoons
7
Remove the dough and place on a lightly flour-dusted surface and press to form a rough rectangle.
8
Cut the dough into 12-14 pieces and then taking each piece of dough keep folding it under to form a smooth dough ball.
9
Roll each dough ball out on a lightly flour-dusted surface until it’s about 1/8” to 1/4” thick and 6” to 8” in diameter.
10
Place on a cookie sheet tray lined with parchment paper or just on parchment paper on your countertop and cover with a towel and allow to rest for ⏱️ 20-25 minutes.
11
Cook on a preheated pizza stone or sheet tray in the oven at 550° and cook for 1 to 1 ½ minutes per side until dark brown marks are formed onto the dough and so it puffs up into a hollow ball.
12
Repeat the process until all the dough balls have been cooked.
13
Another way to cook is on the stove using a hot skillet, cooking it for 2 to ⏱️ 3 minutes and flipping every ⏱️ 30 seconds until it puffs and browns.
Nutrition Facts
calories
178 kcal
fat Content
4 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
2 g
sodium Content
390 mg
protein Content
4 g
carbohydrate Content
31 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
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