Remember those Pita pockets with chili sauce? I promised the recipe for Pita, so it is coming. In case you have not heard about Pita before… Pita is round pocket bread. You can stuff it with your favorite meat, salad, sauces, etc.
Is it really worth making pita bread at home? Absolutely. It is easy, and fast, and the result is fresh and flavorful bread.
The “pocket” in Pita bread is created by steam, which puffs up the dough. As the bread cools and flattens, a pocket is left in the middle. You can make pita bread either in the oven or on the stove. In the oven, pitas puff up more grandly. The result is softer pockets, but they stay pale-colored and fairly mild-tasting. On the stove, puffing is not that extensive, but pockets are a little bit tastier with crunchy spots on the surface of the dough. To make the best of both worlds, I made my Pitas in the oven, on a cast-iron pan. They puffed perfectly and I also gained crunchy spots on the surface 😉
Makes8 pockets
TimePreparation and baking: about 2 h
Ingredients
- 230 ml water
- 10 g yeast
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 35 g whole wheat flour
- 300 g all-purposed flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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- 230 ml water
- 10 g yeast
- 1/2 tsp sugar
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In the other bowl add salt, whole wheat flour and 50 g of all-purposed flour. Combine with yeast mixture. Cover with a damp towel and put the bowl in a warm place for about 15 minutes. Add salt, olive oil and nearly all remaining all-purpose flour, reserving some for dusting the table. Stir until mixture forms a shaggy mass. Dust with flour, then knead in bowl for about 8 minutes. The dough should be soft and a bit moist. Put the dough in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap or damp towel. Let the dough rest in a warm place for about an hour or until doubled in size.
- 35 g whole wheat flour
- 300 g all-purposed flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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