Description
Learn how to make soft and fluffy pita bread at home with this easy recipe.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2¾ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin)
- 1 cup warm water
Instructions
- Put flour, yeast, sugar, and salt in a stand mixer and mix.
- Add olive oil and water. Mix until the dough is formed. It can be a little sticky. Add a little flour if needed.
- Cover and rest for 1 hour so the dough is doubled in size. Do not punch the dough down.
- Preheat the oven and a pizza stone to 500℉.
- Divide the dough into eight pieces and cover for 15 minutes to rise.
- Take one dough ball and keep the rest covered.
- Use your fingers to shape the dough into a disk and don’t let the air out. Gently roll out the dough using a rolling pin. The disk shouldn’t be thicker than ¼ inch.
- Place the rolled disk on the hot pizza stone (or baking sheet) and close the oven door. Let it bake for two minutes, it will puff.
- Flip the bread and bake for another two minutes.
- Heat a cast iron skillet or heavy-bottomed pan over high heat for at least 3 to 4 minutes until very hot. The surface must be extremely hot before the pita goes in, both for the oven and stovetop methods.
- Roll out one dough ball to ¼ inch thickness using the same gentle rolling technique described above.
- Place the rolled dough in the dry pan with no oil. Cook for about 1 to 2 minutes until bubbles form and the underside has dark spots. Flip and cook for another minute on the other side. The pita should puff up in the center.
- Place the cooked pita bread on a plate and cover with a towel.
- Continue baking the remaining pita breads.
- Store tightly in a plastic bag.
Notes
- Make sure the cast iron skillet is very hot to ensure the pita puffs up properly.
- These can be stored in a plastic bag for freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pita
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 0.5g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 3.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg