How to make Pita bread at home! (Pita Recipe)

By The Mediterranean Dish · 90 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, stir the yeast and sugar into the lukewarm water until dissolved. Add 1/2 cup of the flour and whisk. Leave uncovered in a warm place for about 15 minutes until bubbling.
2. Add the salt, olive oil and most of the remaining flour (keep about 1/2 cup for dusting). Stir until a shaggy mass forms. Dust with a little flour and knead inside the bowl for about a minute.
3. Lightly knead on a floured surface for a couple of minutes until smooth. Cover and rest for 10 minutes, then knead again for a couple more minutes. The dough should be slightly moist; add only a little flour if needed.
4. Clean and lightly oil the bowl, return the dough and turn it to coat. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, then a towel. Leave in a warm place for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
5. Deflate the dough, divide it into 7 to 8 equal pieces and shape into balls. Cover and rest for about 10 minutes.
6. Using a floured rolling pin, roll each piece into a circle 8–9 inches wide and about 1/4 inch thick, lifting and turning the dough often.
7. Oven method: heat the oven to 475°F with a heavy baking pan or large cast iron skillet on the middle rack. Place 2 rolled pitas at a time directly on the hot pan. Bake 2 minutes, then turn with tongs and bake 1 minute more, until puffed.
8. Stovetop method: heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until a drop of water sizzles immediately. Lightly oil and wipe off the excess. Cook one pita at a time for 30 seconds until bubbles form, flip and cook 1–2 minutes until toasted spots appear, then flip again and cook 1–2 minutes more until puffed into a pocket.

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