There’s nothing quite like freshly baked pita bread, warm from the oven and ready to be stuffed, dipped or served alongside your favourite meals. Made with a handful of pantry staples, including flour, yeast, olive oil and honey, this homemade pita bread bakes in minutes until beautifully puffed and golden. Serve it with creamy hummus, fresh salads, grilled meats or your favourite fillings for an easy homemade staple you’ll want to make again and again.
Pita bread
Ingredients
- 10g active dry yeast
- 190ml (¾ cup) warm water
- 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
- 10ml (2 tsp) honey
- 300g (2,5 cups) cake flour, sieved salt, to taste
Instructions
Sprinkle the yeast over 60ml (¼ cup) of the water in a mixing bowl and set aside until the yeast has dissolved.
Combine the oil, honey and remaining water in a large mixing bowl. In another bowl mix the flour and salt.
Transfer the flour mixture to the bowl of an electric mixer and, blending on slow speed, gradually add the yeast mixture and honey mixture. Mix to form a dough.
On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough for 5 minutes. Cover and leave in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 8 pieces.
Shape each piece into a ball and dust with flour. Cover the balls with a clean damp towel and leave to rest for a further 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 240°C.
Roll each ball of dough out to form a thick disc. Line a baking sheet with foil, lay the pita discs on this and bake until puffed and golden, for about 5 minutes. Keep covered until ready to use.
Serve with slices of Greek-style fillet.
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