Middle East / Bread
Pita
Pita (also known as pita bread, Arabic bread etc.) is a yeasted wheat flatbread originating from North-African, to Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines. It is usually eaten with sauces, dips and fillings. Dishes that use pita include kebab, gyros, and shwarma.
Ingredients
- warm water, 1 cup250 ml
- instant yeast1 tbsp
- salt1 tsp
- vegetable oil2 tbsp
- durum wheat flour, 2 cups or 17 fl oz500 ml
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Method 6 steps
Dissolve the yeast in a bowl of warm water. Add salt, oil and flour, mix it, and knead it into a dough.
Let the dough rise to twice its size.
Divide the risen dough into 8 pieces and shape them into balls.
Then roll the balls into flat and round pita breads (to a diameter of 15 cm or 6 inches).
Let the breads rise in a warm place covered with a cloth for about 30 minutes.
Bake at 225°C (435°F) for about 12 minutes.
Region evidence: recipe text — “Pita (also known as pita bread, Arabic bread etc.) is a yeasted wheat flatbread originating from North-African, to Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines.”
