Once you start making homemade pita bread you won’t ever want to use the store-bought ones. This homemade pita bread is so fresh and beautifully puffed that gives you incredible satisfaction each time you prepare it. You can fill pita bread pockets with either sweet or savory fillings and create different delicious dishes each time.
The recipe is quite easy to prepare, all you need is some basic ingredients you usually use on any bread. Simply roll pieces of dough into thin disks, bake in a hot oven, and then enjoy the magic.
How to make homemade pita bread
To make pita bread first prepare the dough. In a big bowl, mix flour, yeast, sugar, and salt. Stir everything together, then add water and vegetable oil. Knead the mixture until it becomes smooth and elastic. Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it rise for about 1 hour until it doubles in size.
Preheat your oven and baking stone or sheet to 470F (240C). Turn the dough onto a floured surface, divide it into 8 pieces, and shape each into a ball. Roll out each ball into a 7-8 inch (18-20cm) circle that’s about 1/4-inch (6mm) thick, using a rolling pin. Be careful not to make them too thin, or they won’t rise properly.
Place the dough circles on the preheated stone or sheet and bake for 3 or 4 minutes until the pitas puff up and form a pocket in the center. Wrap the warm pitas in a large kitchen towel to keep them soft and enjoy your homemade goodness!
Hope you will try this Homemade Pita Bread. If you do, make sure to share the photos with me on Instagram. Would love to see how they turned out for you.
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Homemade Pita Bread
Ingredients
- 4 cups (500g) bread flour
- 2 ¼ tsp (7g) active dry yeast
- 1 tsp (5g) sugar
- 1 tsp (5g) salt
- 1 ½ cups (360ml) water , at room temperature
- 2 tbsp (28ml) vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix flour with yeast, sugar and salt. Stir to combine. Add water and vegetable oil and knead well until smooth and elastic. Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let it rise until doubled in size, for about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven and your baking stone or simply a baking sheet to 470F (240C).
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 8 pieces. Shape each into a ball.
- Using a rolling pin, roll each dough ball into a circle that is about 7-8 inches (18-20cm) in diameter and 1/4-inch (6mm) thick. Don’t make them thinner or they won’t rise.
- Place pieces of dough into the preheated stone or baking sheet and bake for 3 or 4 minutes. The pita should be completely puffed, and form a pocket in the center.
- Wrap the pitas in a large kitchen towel to keep them soft.
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so amazing.thanks for your nice recipe.althogh I have to bake more minutes.
One more great recipe looks so delicious, my kids loved it, I will definitely try your recipe, looks seem easy to make. Five stars for you and thanks so much for this guide.
So happy to hear that Monica