Pita
This easy and quick recipe renders the fluffiest, most delicious pita bread.
Ingredients
- 294 grams water (1¼ cups)
- 2½ teaspoons instant or active dry yeast
- 420 grams all purpose flour (3½ cups)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 45 grams olive oil (3 Tablespoons)
- 1½ teaspoons fine sea salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine all ingredients except the salt. (If using active dry yeast, allow it to dissolve and foam up just in the water before adding the rest of the ingredients, except for the salt.) Once all the ingredients are combined and the dough is starting to look smooth, slowly add in the salt. Continue kneading until the dough is smooth, cleaning the sides and bottom of the bowl, and looking almost fluffy. It will be more than just tacky and a bit sticky.
- Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise until doubled in size, approximately one hour.
- Transfer dough to a lightly floured countertop. Divide into 8 equal portions (about 95 grams each), shaping each one into a ball. Sprinkle just a little flour on top and cover loosely with plastic wrap or a tea towel and allow them to rest for 15 minutes.
- Place a pizza stone or pizza steel in the bottom third of the oven and preheat the oven to 500° F.
- On a lightly floured surface, flatten each ball of dough with a lightly floured rolling pin into a circle, approximately 6 inches in diameter, between ⅛ and ¼ inch thick. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or a tea towel and allow each pita to rise an additional 30 minutes.
- Gently transfer the pitas, one or two at a time to the baking stone or steel. Bake for 3 minutes, then flip each one over and bake an additional 1 minute.
- Immediately transfer the cooked pitas onto a tea towel and cover with another tea towel, allowing them to rest until they come to room temperature.
Notes
Store the pita in an airtight bag.
They also freeze beautifully. To reheat, wrap a pita in aluminum foil, place in oven at 400° F for approximately 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 441mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 3mg