Pita, is a family of yeast-leavened round flatbreads baked from wheat flour, common in the Mediterranean, Middle East, and neighboring areas. Pita Bread is freezer friendly. It’s just as delicious plain as it is with a filling or a dip.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Rising Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
Ingredients of Pita Bread
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 2 teaspoons, active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 3 3/4 cups bread flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
- 3 tablespoons oil, plus more for the bowl
- 3/4 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt
How to make Pita Bread
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Combine the water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon of sugar in a large bowl.
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Combine the flour, salt, and remaining tablespoon sugar.
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Add the yeast mixture, oil, and yogurt, and mix to combine. Knead the dough firmly.
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Cover the dough with a towel, and let rise until it’s doubled in size, about 2 hours.
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Set the ovan with parchment paper.
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Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and divide it into equal balls.
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Cover them for 20 half an hour.
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Roll the balls out into circles.
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Place them onto the baking sheets an inch apart, then bake, one sheet at a time.
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Bake them for about 8 minutes, rotating the pan after the 5 minute mark if one side of the sheet is puffing up more than the other.
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Transfer the pitas to a wire rack to cool.
