Pita Bread
This homemade pita bread recipe yields soft, fluffy pitas that are a bit more tender than the store-bought version. With just a few simple ingredients and a little rising time, you'll have warm, fresh pitas ready to enjoy with your favorite dips and fillings.
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 1/4 tsp yeast
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil + more for grilling
Instructions
- Add warm water, yeast, and sugar in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk until combined. Set aside for 5-10 minutes until frothy.
- In a large bowl, add the flour and salt. Stir. Pour the yeast mixture on top and add the olive oil. Stir with a wooden spoon or dough whisk until combined.
- Remove from the bowl onto a floured surface. Need until the dough comes together and is soft.
- Place the dough back in the bowl and cover with a kitchen towel. Rise until doubled in size. Should be 1-2 hours.
- Preheat your oven to 500 degrees.
- Remove the dough and cut into 12 equal pieces. I like to use my kitchen scale for this. Weigh your dough, divide that weight by 12, and weigh each piece of dough until it's the right size.
- Roll out each piece of dough into a flat circle. Place 2 on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 5-8 minutes until golden. Remove and repeat with the other 6.
- While baking, add olive oil to a cast iron pan on your stovetop over medium-high heat. Allow it to heat up.
- When all 12 pitas are baked, place one at a time in the oiled cast iron and grill each side for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcal Carbohydrates: 25g Protein: 3g Fat: 3g Saturated Fat: 0.4g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g Monounsaturated Fat: 2g Sodium: 196mg Potassium: 39mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 1g Vitamin C: 0.002mg Calcium: 6mg Iron: 1mg