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Puffy Pita Bread

This recipe for Puffy Pita Bread yields a fluffy yeast-leavened flatbread with a hollowed pocket in the middle, ideal for filling with your favorite ingredients.
Course Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Resting Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 43 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 203kcal
Author Michelle

Ingredients

  • 195 ml warm water
  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 270 g all-purpose flour
  • 30 g whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 15 ml olive oil

Instructions

Make the dough:

  • In a bowl, combine warm water with active dry yeast. Give it a stir and let the yeast bubble and activate. Set aside.
  • In a stand mixer bowl fitted with a dough hook, add in all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sea salt and olive oil.
  • Once the yeast has activated, pour it into the flour mixture and knead until the dough becomes smooth and shiny, about 8-10 minutes.
  • If the dough is too moist, add 1 tablespoon of flour and continue kneading. It should be tacky, but not overly sticky. Refrain from adding too much flour.
  • Transfer the dough to a lightly greased bowl and cover with a lid or plastic wrap.
  • Leave it to rest in a warm location until doubled in size, about 1-1.5 hours.

Shape and bake the dough:

  • Preheat a baking steel on the very bottom rack of the oven to 500°F/260°C.
  • Prepare 6 parchment paper squares, about 6-7" in diameter. Set aside.
  • Once the dough has risen, divide it into 6 equal portions, about 85g each.
  • Use a rolling pin to flatten and roll out the dough to a round about 6" in diameter, about ⅛" thickness.
  • Place the dough onto the parchment square.
  • Repeat with the remainder.
  • Use a pizza peel to place 2-3 dough rounds onto the baking steel.
  • Bake at 500°F/260°C for 2 minutes, until puffed up.
  • Use a pair of tongs to carefully flip over the pitas, and bake for 1 more minute.
  • Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
  • Repeat with the remaining pitas.
  • Cool completely before cutting open.

Notes

If your oven goes up to 550F, use that temperature. The hotter the oven, the pita dough will puff up with more vigor. 

Nutrition

Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 396mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 0.5IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 2mg