Pita Bread

I made this bread some 6 years back and remember wondering, isn’t it same like our Phulka. Just that, Phulkas are thinner and are not fermented. I made Hummus, Pickled Vegetables and Pita Bread from scratch as I was making Shawarma. Of course, you can definitely buy them, just that I always found them lacking flavour. The homemade ones has the deep flavour of flour and yeast. And just to watch them puff up in the oven is therapeutic! The recipe I used here is of Love and Lemons, it is one of few recipes I saw use yoghurt. As a result, the bread is soft and delicious.

Pita Bread

Lejna

Make soft, fluffy and delicious pita bread at home.

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Proofing 2 hrs 20 mins

Course Breads

Cuisine Middle Eastern

Servings 12 pieces

Ingredients

  

• ¾ cup Warm water
• 2¼ tsp Instant yeast
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 3¾ cup All-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp Salt
• 3 tbsp Olive Oil
• ¾ cup Thick yoghurt

Instructions

 

• In a medium bowl, combine the water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon of sugar. Let the mixture sit until it’s foamy on top, about 5 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the flour, salt, and remaining tablespoon sugar. Add the yeast mixture, oil, and yogurt, and mix to combine. Knead the dough, either in the stand mixer or on a clean work surface, adding more flour if needed, until it’s soft and slightly sticky, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl, cover with a towel or plastic wrap, and let rise until it’s doubled in size, about 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to the maximum. Mine was 250°C and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and divide it into 12 equal balls. Cover and let rise an additional 20 minutes.
• Roll the balls out into circles that are 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick. Place them onto the baking sheets an inch apart, then bake, one sheet at a time, until they’re puffy and lightly browned on top. Begin checking at 5 minutes. We bake them for about 8 minutes, rotating the pan after the 5 minute mark if one side of the sheet is puffing up more than the other. Transfer the pitas to a wire rack to cool.

Keyword Breads, Homemade Pita Bread, Pita, Pita Bread, Shawarma Bread