Homemade Pita Bread

How To Make Pita Bread 

Pita Dough Ingr4edients:

Combine water, yeast, and 1 teaspoon of the sugar. Let this yeast mixture sit for 2-3 minutes. 

In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, combine the flour, salt, and remaining sugar. Add the yeast mixture, oil, and yogurt. Mix to combine on low speed. Knead the pita bread dough in the mixer, or by hand on a lightly floured surface, adding more flour if needed, until the dough is soft and sticky, 7-10 minutes.

Transfer the dough ball to an oiled bowl, cover bowl with plastic wrap or a clean kitchen towel (not touching the dough), and let the dough rise in a warm place until it’s doubled in size, about 2 hours.

Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and divide it into 12 equal pieces. Cover and let the dough rest for an additional 20 minutes.

In the stand mixer: 

Use the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the hook attachment to combine.

By hand:

Knead the dough by hand on a lightly floured, clean work surface. If your hands get too sticky with flour and dough, rub them vigorously together (over a trash bin is helpful!).

How to shape pita

Roll each of the 12 dough balls out into a round shape, 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick. You can use a rolling pin to make this easier, and a kitchen scale if you want the dough circles to be of exactly equal weight.

How to bake pita

Preheat the oven to 500°F, and line two baking sheets with parchment  paper.

Place each piece of dough on a baking sheet an inch apart, and bake in the hot oven until they’re puffy and golden brown on top (begin checking for doneness at 5 minutes). So fun!

Transfer the pitas to a wire oven rack to cool.

What To Eat Pita Bread With

Everything, but especially homemade hummus, Lebanese baba ganoush, Chicken shawarma, homemade beef shawarma, Lebanese Garlic Sauce, Toum , Shish Tawook, Lebanese Grilled Chicken Skewers, falafel, and homemade pita chips with older bread. This recipe for pita requires simple ingredients you probably already have on hand.