Homemade Pita Bread
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5.0
48 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
1 hr 40 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
2 hrs 12 mins
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Servings
8 Servings
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Calories
212 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
Mediterranean
Homemade Pita Bread
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This simple Homemade Pita bread is easy to make and better than anything you can buy at the store!
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Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 packet
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup warm water not hot
Instructions
- Add water, yeast, and sugar to a large bowl, stir to combine.
- Add 1/2 cup of flour, whisk together. Allow to sit uncovered for 15 minutes.
- Add the olive oil and salt, and two cups of flour, stir with a wooden spoon until dough starts to come together.
- Sprinkle a little more flour on top, then use your hands to knead in the bowl for 1 minute until dough starts to form a ball.
- Turn dough onto a floured work surface, knead for two minutes. Cover for 10 minutes. Then knead again for 2 more minutes. Add flour as needed, but try not to use too much.
- Place in a clean mixing bowl, cover with plastic wrap and then a kitchen towel.
- Allow to sit for one hour or until dough has doubled.
- Place pizza stone or other baking surface** on the bottom rack of the oven. Heat oven to 515°F.
- Divide dough into eight pieces, rolling each into a ball. Cover and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
- Working with one dough ball at a time (leave the others covered), use your fingers to start to shape the ball into a disc, being careful not to press all the air out. Finish by using a rolling pin to roll disc into a flat 7-8 inch disc. Disc should be 1/4-1/8 inch thick. (be sure to flour the surface to avoid sticking.).
- When first disc is rolled out, flip it onto the hot pizza stone and bake for about 2 and a half minutes. Then flip it and bake for another 1 and a half minutes. Remove from oven and cover with a towel while other pitas bake.
- Continue the process for each pita until done. If you have a larger baking surface you may be able to bake several at a time.
- Keep baked pitas covered until ready to serve.
- To reheat, wrap pitas in foil (can wrap several in one package) and heat in oven until warm.
Notes
- *Cook time applies if you bake one at a time. Cook time for one pita is about 4 minutes.**If you do not have a pizza stone, use a cast iron skillet OR a baking sheet.***To ensure a pocket, make sure your oven is very hot and don't roll your pita too thin!
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1Pita
Calories
212kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
295mg
(12%)
Potassium
79mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Iron
2.2mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 212 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Pita | |
| Calories | 212kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 295mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 79mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 2.2mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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48 reviews
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