Pitta Breads

1h 20m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1In a large bowl, add water, instant yeast, and sugar. Mix.
  2. 2Add flour and salt and mix well until combined.
  3. 3Take the dough out and place it on a floured surface.
  4. 4Knead the dough for 5-10 minutes until smooth.
  5. 5Flip the dough, tuck in the sides to form a tight ball.
  6. 6Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover, and let it rest for 60 minutes.
  7. 7Decompress the dough, take it out of the bowl, and cut it in half, then into quarters, and each quarter in two to create 8 pieces.
  8. 8Fold the dough over itself, pinch and squeeze inwards, and roll it into a ball shape.
  9. 9Flour your surface and the top and bottom of the dough. Roll it out into a circle shape.
  10. 10Cover and let rest for 20 minutes.
  11. 11Heat your pan to a high heat and use the water test.
  12. 12Place your pita bread in the pan and count to 15 before flipping.
  13. 13We're going to apply this 15-second rule the whole way through cooking each bit of bread until they're fully puffed and golden.
  14. 14Give the frying pan a wipe after each one.
  15. 15You're going to press down on the first two sides, and then don't press down again.
  16. 16Just wait for that rise.

Ingredients

  • 320 ml water
  • 7 g instant yeast
  • 15 g sugar
  • 500 g strong/bread flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0 neutral oil

Equipment

large bowlforkfloured surfaceglass bowlplastic wrapknifebench scraperrolling pinfrying panspatulatea towel