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| Pita bread Recipe |
| Written by Dede Med |
Pita bread Recipe

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Yield: 4
Level: Easy
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour + 1 cup flour for kneading
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 packet yeast (7 grams or 1/4 oz)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup warm water
- olive oil
Directions
In a small bowl mix yeast, sugar and 1/2 cup warm water and let sit for 10-15 minutes. In a large bowl mix 3 cups flour with salt and make a well or whole in the middle. Slowly stir in yeast mix and 1 cup warm water until well combined. IN a large bowl add 1 tbs olive oil and spread all over to keep dough from sticking, place dough in oiled bowl, cover with a blanket, and let sit for 3 hours in a warm place. After 3 hours and dough has risen, add flour on to table surface and knead dough for 10 minutes, add flour to surface to keep it from sticking. Form dough into small balls and let sit in a plate for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roll our balls to 1/8 inch thick and place on flat cookie sheet or pan, cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until lightly brown and dough puffs up. If the dough does not puff up all the time, that is ok, you'll still have a pita pocket.Pita bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour + 1 cup flour for kneading
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 packet yeast (7 grams or 1/4 oz)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 cup warm water
- olive oil
Directions
In a small bowl mix yeast, sugar and 1/2 cup warm water and let sit for 10-15 minutes. In a large bowl mix 3 cups flour with salt and make a well or whole in the middle. Slowly stir in yeast mix and 1 cup warm water until well combined. IN a large bowl add 1 tbs olive oil and spread all over to keep dough from sticking, place dough in oiled bowl, cover with a blanket, and let sit for 3 hours in a warm place. After 3 hours and dough has risen, add flour on to table surface and knead dough for 10 minutes, add flour to surface to keep it from sticking. Form dough into small balls and let sit in a plate for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roll our balls to 1/8 inch thick and place on flat cookie sheet or pan, cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until lightly brown and dough puffs up. If the dough does not puff up all the time, that is ok, you'll still have a pita pocket.Pita is a round pocket bread widely consumed in many Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and Balkan cuisines. It is prevalent from the Balkans through Turkey, the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula. 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. This bread is served with every meal and makes for great sandwiches.
yes, but i would use half whole wheat and half white flour
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
you have to let the dough rise and let the flat dough rise after you roll it out.
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
no i've never tried fresh yeast
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
yes, if the dough is to watery, it will not rise
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Can this be made with whole wheat flour?
By: panesar94p
By: panesar94p
How did you make those pockets tried but no pocket :(?
By: ualuuanie
By: ualuuanie
Thanks, I'll try it again sometime. Have you ever tried fresh yeast rather than dry yeast?
By: Drawingb
By: Drawingb
this happens to me sometimes, try reducing the heat of your oven and baking them a little less. Also, here's another tip, after you roll them out flat, let them sit for 10 minutes before baking them, this will help them to form that air pocket.
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Hey dede,
I didn't get good results as well. :/ Tried your recipe and another as well, went out flat and dry. Something like soft shabura, both crunchy and crispy. Yeast was good, foamed like yours, and so was the dough(used a lil more water perhaps but 95% same as yours) left it to rise for 10 min after shaping to small balls. What went wrong? :/
By: Drawingb
By: Drawingb
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By: Rachael Fowler
By: Rachael Fowler
Thanks
By: Drawingb
By: Drawingb
Yes my dough did rise. After making it into a ball, I rolled it into a circle and let it sit for at least 10 minutes. I used Red Star Platinum yeast and although the dough rose beautifully, the pita did not puff. I also used regular all purpose flour. I can't figure out what could have happened but thank you for your reply.
By: GraphicFloorPlan
By: GraphicFloorPlan
1. yeast was not expired.
2. I did exactly as required. Set them for 10 to 15 mins after roll out dough in circle. I followed every step.
3. Is it because my dough was very soft that it didnt turn out good? I had put more water and had hard time kneading.
By: Atul Sadrani
By: Atul Sadrani
first of all make sure your yeast is not expired. Here's what do do...after you roll out the dough into a circle, let it sit for about 10 minutes, that lets the yeast to form more air bubbles and it will rise in the oven
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
did your dough rise? Yes, my written recipe is correct, sometimes I have to make adjustments. Here's what do do...after you roll out the dough into a circle, let it sit for about 10 minutes, that lets the yeast to form more air bubbles and it will rise in the oven
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Lebanese
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Hello! I followed all he steps but my bread did not puff up at all. Am I missing something?
By: Atul Sadrani
By: Atul Sadrani
Awesome! A cooking show and having praises to our Lord! Wonderful.
By: Wayne Pennington
By: Wayne Pennington
I'm sorry, I grew up on this bread and it did not come out at all. I printed out your recipe from your website & read it as well as watching your video while making it. Your video & recipe have conflicting instructions. Your video says 500 deg, your website says 450. Your video says bake 4 to 5 min on one side and 2 min on the other. Your recipe says 3-4 min on each side until brown. It didn't puff up. Yeast was not out of date.
By: GraphicFloorPlan
By: GraphicFloorPlan
Are you Arab/Palestinine?
By: seekinglife2020
By: seekinglife2020
the directions and ingredients to this recipe and all of my recipes are on my site at DedeMed.com
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
you can try baking it in a pizza oven or you can try cooking it in a pan in just a few tbs of olive oil
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
how long do you let it rise for?
By: killakandy909
By: killakandy909
whats d altrnative way to cook it?
By: aalliinnroan21
By: aalliinnroan21
the directions are on my site at DedeMed.com
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
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