Perfect Pita Bread - It turned out very good but i think i could have cooked it a little longer.. Today I am sharing this Perfect Pita Bread! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 20 minutes! Homemade pita, perfect for splitting and filling with your choice of ingredients, is easy to make at home. Staring through the oven door as pita bread bakes is the best part of making it at home. Pita bread is a middle eastern flat bread that puffs up when baked creating an air pocket Pita Bread Dough: The dough needs to have the perfect amount of water in it. I tried making pita bread in the past and every time I failed miserably so of course I was skeptical that I could successfully prepare pita bread using your instructions (It's not you. This homemade pita bread recipe is easy to make and requires a few ingredients you may already have on hand!
And you can even prepare the dough ahead.
This homemade pita bread is seriously going to change your life.
I know that is a bold statement, but Although it is ideal that the pita bread will begin to puff up and fill with hot air to get the perfect.
You can cook Perfect Pita Bread with 7 Ingredients and 13 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Perfect Pita Bread:
- 190 g flour (1 1/2 US cup or 360 ml).
- 1 tsp dry active yeast.
- 1 tsp sugar.
- 3/4 tsp salt.
- 1 Tbsp olive or vegetable oil.
- 120 ml warm water (1/2 cup), plus maybe a bit more.
- Flour for dusting, as needed.
Soft Homemade Pita Bread Recipe, How to make perfect pita at home Pita bread can dry out easily so always keep them wrapped. You can make pita bread either in the oven or on the stovetop, and there are advantages and disadvantages Pita is also great make-ahead bread. I often prepare the dough through the first rise.
Step by step how to cook Perfect Pita Bread:
- Put flour, yeast, salt, and sugar into bowl. Mix, then add oil and warm water. Mix with spoon or spatula until you can form dough into a ball..
- Dough should be a little moist but not super sticky. Add a little water at a time if needed. If you add too much, mix in more flour..
- When you have a knead-able dough, dust a surface with flour. Remove dough from bowl and knead for about 5 minutes with palm of hand..
- You want to form a smooth ball like this :) When finished, grease a large bowl with a little oil, and put ball of dough in..
- Cover with wrap and let rise for about one hour in a warm spot until fluffy, about double in size..
- Preheat oven to 500F/260C. Meanwhile, remove puffy dough from bowl, squish out air, forming into a ball again..
- Separate into three even pieces..
- Roll out into about 5-inch/12-cm rounds on a floured surface..
- Lay out a baking sheet or lightly grease your baking pan. Lay out pitas on pan and let rest for 15 minutes, uncovered..
- Make sure your oven has had plenty of time to preheat; you want it hot! Put pitas on bottom rack (if you have one) and bake for 5-6 minutes. They should puff up, if not, let bake an extra minute. (if they don't puff up, the oven wasn't hot enough).
- Move pitas to the top or middle rack of oven and bake another two minutes to brown..
- Wrap in a kitchen cloth to keep soft until serving..
- Pitas are perhaps best filled with plenty of falafel ;) I have some recipes for falafel posted in the story section above!.
Pita bread (also known as Arabic bread and Syrian bread) is a yeast-leavened flatbread common in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines. It can be made with or without an interior pocket. Pita bread is a round and leavened flat bread generally made with wheat and also could be made with multiple grains and whole wheat to promote nutrition. These pita breads are a mix of all-purpose and whole grain flour. You may have noticed that most of the baked goods I share use some or all whole grain flour.