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Freshly baked pita bread, kept warm in a dishcloth on a platter.
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Pita Bread Recipe

An easy recipe for Pita or Pocket Bread. You'll never buy them again now that you know how easy they are.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Additional Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 4 -6
Calories: 267kcal
Author: Laura

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast *see note
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup warm water
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil divided

Instructions

  • mix the flour, yeast, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer
  • add most of the warm water and 1 1/2 teaspoons of olive oil
  • stir to combine, add more of the water as needed to form a soft dough, you may require 1-2 more teaspoons of warm water
  • once it's come together as a dough let the machine knead it for 2 minutes
  • use the remaining oil to grease a bowl, put the dough in it, turn to coat, cover and let it rise until doubled-for me personally it took 90 minutes
  • once it's doubled place a clean baking sheet in the oven at 475˚
  • knock back the dough by folding it over on itself
  • then divide in 4-6 balls
  • roll each ball flat into an oval
  • remove the baking sheet from the oven, dust with extra flour and place the pitas on the sheet
  • my big 11X17 pans held 6 pitas comfortably, you may need to use two pans
  • bake until puffed and golden brown, roughly 5-10 minutes
  • remove from the oven and cover with a clean dishcloth until cooled
  • stuff and enjoy

Notes

  • depending on your weather, and how the flour was sifted you may need a little extra warm water
  • you will need extra flour for dusting on the baking sheet
  • if you are using instant yeast ake the recipe as called for, if you're using regular active yeast you can dissolve the yeast in a small amount of the recipe's water first and then add that first

Nutrition

Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 588mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 3mg