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Easy homemade Pita bread (in oven)

Marie Compain
These pita bread are delicious and can be used in dozens of recipes. With all my advice, it's easy to make!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Resting time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 22 minutes
Course Breads and breads of the world
Cuisine Greek, Lebanese, Turkish
Servings 4 pita
Calories 318 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (250g)
  • 1 teaspoon instant dry yeast (5g)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup Greek yogurt (50g)
  • ½ cup water lukewarm (120ml)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Mix the Greek yoghurt and lukewarm water in a small bowl. Place the flour and yeast in the bowl of your food processor, mix, then add the yogurt-water mix and sugar, and mix again.
  • Add the salt and olive oil, then restart the food processor. Once a ball has formed, collect the dough and knead it with your hands until smooth and slightly sticky.
  • Place the ball in a large bowl and drizzle a little olive oil over it (to prevent the dough from crusting), which you spread with a pastry brush.
  • Place a sheet of cling film on top (no air should get through - you can use a bee-wrap if not) and leave the dough to rest for an hour in a warm place (around 85°F/30°C).
  • Roll out the dough on a floured work surface and cut into 4 roughly equal pieces. Use your hands to shape the dough into balls and place them back into the bowl. Tape it down again and leave to rest for another hour.
  • Heat your oven to 500°F/260°C on natural convection/static heat high and low. Once hot, wait a good 5 minutes, during which time remove the first dough piece and shape it into a ball with your hands. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, gently roll out the dough directly onto a sheet of parchment paper. Cover the remaining dough pieces with a clean kitchen towel to prevent them from crusting.
  • Place the sheet on an oven tray, right in the middle (in height and width). Wait in front of it, and the show is magical: in about 3 minutes (sometimes 3 min 30), the bread will puff up like a little balloon.
  • Take the first pita out of the oven, roll out another loaf and bake. It's crucial to roll out the dough pieces one at a time and bake them one at a time too. Repeat until you've used up all the ingredients.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pitaCalories: 318kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 9gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 598mgPotassium: 98mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 0.003mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 3mg
Keyword delicious, soft, tender
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