American🍞 Bread & bakery

Pita Bread

Name: Pita Bread
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup warm water; ½ tsp sugar; ¼ oz active dry yeast; 60 g all-purpose flour; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2½ cups all-purpose flour

⏱ 120 min🍽 Serves 8

Homemade pita bread that's easy and delicious, made with just a few simple ingredients. Soft and fluffy with a giant pocket in the middle, far more delicious than store-bought.

Adapted from a video by Preppy Kitchen

How to Make Pita Bread

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Ingredients

warm water1 cup
sugar½ tsp
active dry yeast¼ oz
all-purpose flour60 g
salt1 tsp
olive oil2 tbsp
all-purpose flour2½ cups

Steps

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1
Add 1 cup warm water (about 110°F) to the bowl of a stand mixer. Stir in ½ tsp sugar and ¼ oz active dry yeast.
2
Add 60 g (½ cup) all-purpose flour to the yeast mixture and whisk until well combined. Set aside for 15 minutes to allow the yeast to activate.
3
Add 1 tsp salt and 2 tbsp olive oil, then stir in the remaining 2.5 cups all-purpose flour until a shaggy dough forms.
4
Attach the dough hook to the stand mixer and mix on low speed for about 3 minutes until the dough comes together. Alternatively, knead by hand.
5
Cover the dough with a towel and let it rest for 10 minutes.
6
Place a heavy baking sheet, pizza stone, or griddle on the lowest rack of your oven and preheat to 475°F.
7
Return the dough to the mixer and knead on low for 2 more minutes until smooth and elastic. Hand-knead for a few minutes if the mixer doesn't fully incorporate the dough.
8
Place the dough back in the bowl, lightly oiled, cover with a damp towel, bonnet, or plastic wrap, and let it rise in a warm place for about 1 hour until doubled in size.
9
Punch down the risen dough, then divide into 8 equal pieces by halving, quartering, and halving again.
10
Shape each piece into a ball by tucking the corners underneath, then gently circling with your middle finger and thumb to form a smooth ball.
11
Cover the dough balls loosely with a wet towel and let them rest for 10 minutes.
12
On a lightly floured surface, roll out each dough ball into a 6-inch circle. Work in pairs: roll out two circles while the previous pair bakes, so you can keep a steady pace.
13
Place two dough circles on the hot preheated baking sheet with the door closed and bake for about 2 minutes until they puff up. Flip and bake for another 2 minutes.
14
Repeat with the remaining dough circles until all 8 pitas are baked. When split, they will have perfect pockets. Serve warm.

Pita Bread

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