Greek traditional pita bread

Name: Greek traditional pita bread
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2.5 cups bread flour; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 pack instant yeast; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1.33 cup warm water; 2 tbsp Greek yogurt or any plain yogurt; 0.33 cup olive oil; as needed flour

Serves 1

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Greek traditional pita bread

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add into a bowl the flour, the sugar and the yeast and mix and fluffen the flour.
2Add the salt, the water, the yogurt and the olive oil.
3Mix with your hands until a sticky dough is formed.
4Flour the counter about 2-3 handfuls and knead until the dough is not sticky anymore but still very soft and smooth.
5Drizzle some olive oil into the bowl, add the dough and drizzle again some olive oil over the dough.
6Cover and let rise until double the size.
7Flour the counter top and transfer the dough.
8Make the minimum kneading to shape it and divide into 8-10 dough balls.
9Flour the dough and with a rolling pin open the pita bread the size and the thickness you desire.
10Drizzle some olive oil into a preheated skillet and add the pita bread.
11Drizzle also some olive oil over the pita bread, you know is ready the one side when makes bubbles, then flip it over and cook 2-3 more mins or as needed.

Ingredients

2.5 cups bread flour
2 cups all purpose flour
1 pack instant yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1.33 cup warm water
2 tbsp Greek yogurt or any plain yogurt
0.33 cup olive oil
as needed flour

Equipment

bowlcounter topskilletpanrolling pin

Tips

After kneading the dough it should feel very soft and smooth.
You can enjoy the pita bread with some olive oil, salt and oregano as an appetizer or side dish with spreads of your choice or stuffed with souvlaki and tzatziki.

Greek traditional pita bread

Serves 1

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Greek traditional pita bread

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add into a bowl the flour, the sugar and the yeast and mix and fluffen the flour.
2Add the salt, the water, the yogurt and the olive oil.
3Mix with your hands until a sticky dough is formed.
4Flour the counter about 2-3 handfuls and knead until the dough is not sticky anymore but still very soft and smooth.
5Drizzle some olive oil into the bowl, add the dough and drizzle again some olive oil over the dough.
6Cover and let rise until double the size.
7Flour the counter top and transfer the dough.
8Make the minimum kneading to shape it and divide into 8-10 dough balls.
9Flour the dough and with a rolling pin open the pita bread the size and the thickness you desire.
10Drizzle some olive oil into a preheated skillet and add the pita bread.
11Drizzle also some olive oil over the pita bread, you know is ready the one side when makes bubbles, then flip it over and cook 2-3 more mins or as needed.

Ingredients

2.5 cups bread flour
2 cups all purpose flour
1 pack instant yeast
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1.33 cup warm water
2 tbsp Greek yogurt or any plain yogurt
0.33 cup olive oil
as needed flour

Equipment

bowlcounter topskilletpanrolling pin

Tips

After kneading the dough it should feel very soft and smooth.
You can enjoy the pita bread with some olive oil, salt and oregano as an appetizer or side dish with spreads of your choice or stuffed with souvlaki and tzatziki.