Pita Bread

We serve it with hummus (a spread made from chickpeas and tahini), various dipping sauces, main dishes, or use it to make excellent sandwiches. In the East, it is baked in brick ovens that can reach very high temperatures.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 150 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: 2
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 20 g Yeast, dry

  • 3 dl Water

  • 400 g Flour, Whole wheat

  • 1.25 teaspoons Salt, table

  • 1 teaspoon Sugar, brown

Steps

  1. Prepare the yeast: crumble the yeast into a cup with 1 dl of lukewarm water. Add sugar and stir until the yeast dissolves and the sugar melts. Let the yeast mixture rest for ten minutes.

  2. Sift the flour into a bowl and salt the edges. Make a well in the center and pour in the yeast mixture. Slowly add 2 dl of lukewarm water. Mix with a spoon until the dough becomes elastic. Place the dough on a floured work surface. Knead it with your hands for 15 minutes. It is ready when it is no longer sticky and easily separates from your hands and the work surface. Cover it and let it rest in a warm, draft-free place for two hours, until the dough doubles in volume.

  3. Knead the risen dough. On a floured work surface, shape it into a roll and cut it into 12 pieces. Form balls, cover them, and let them rest for ten minutes. Preheat the oven to 260 °C. The rack should be in the lowest possible position. Leave the baking tray empty in the oven to heat up.

  4. Roll out the dough into circles with a diameter of 12 cm and a thickness of 0.5 cm. Take the baking tray out of the oven, quickly place the dough circles on it, and return it to the oven. Bake for four minutes until the dough puffs up, then flip the pita bread and bake for another two minutes. Remove the baked circles with a spatula and place new ones on the tray. Gently press down the puffed-up dough on the baked pita bread with a spatula and immediately store it in a cloth bag or box.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 335.06 kcal
  • Fat: 2.12 g
    • Saturated Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 68.66 g
    • Sugars: 0 g
  • Protein: 14.11 g
  • Fiber: 10.58 g

Advice

Pita bread can last up to one week in a bread box or up to one month in the freezer. In the freezer, store it in a plastic bag.