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Homemade Pita

Meera
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting time 2 hours
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Servings 10 -12 pitas

Equipment

  • 1 large baking sheet or 2 regular
  • Pae=rchment paper
  • Rolling Pin

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cups all purpose bread flour** see notes
  • 1½ cups whole wheat flour** see notes
  • 1¼-1½ cups warm water
  • 1 tbsp sugar, any kind I used coconut sugar because thats all I had
  • 2¼ tsp instant dryyeast check the expiration date
  • ¾ tsp sea salt
  • 1-2 tbsp e.v olive oil

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with hook attachment, dissolve sugar in the warm water. Sprinkle in yeast and let stand until mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes.
  • Add half the flour, olive oil and salt and stir with a wooden spoon. Add the remaining flour and stir until a loose sticky dough is formed. Oil you hands and knead for 5-7 minutes or in the stand mixer until the dough comes together into a smooth ball.
  • Cover the dough with a damp kitchen towel and set is aside to rise in a warm, draft free spot until the dough has doubled in size, about 1-1½ hour.
  • Punch dough down and divide the dough into 10-12 mini balls. Using your hands to tuck the sides and roll into a smooth, round even ball, cover the pieces with a damp kitchen towel. Allow them rest for 10 minutes.
  • Use a rolling pin, roll out one dough ball at a time. The rolled out pita should be circular with even thickness all over. (This is important to ensure that the pita puffs up into one large puff). Transfer the rolled out pita onto small squares of parchment paper floured lightly. Cover them with the kitchen towel. (placing the rolled out pita on small parchment paper pieces helps to flip them out on the preheated baking sheet easily.).
  • Preheat oven 550°F or to the highest temperature of your oven. Make sure your baking sheet/s preheats with the oven. While the oven is heating, Let the pita rounds to rest.
  • Transfer the rolled out pita onto the heated baking sheet.
  • Bake on the bottom rack of your oven until lightly golden brown and puffed, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from the oven. Wrap them in a clean kitchen towel as soon as they come out of the oven. Serve as needed.
Keyword Breads, flatbread
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