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    Whisk Affair » Recipes » Baking » Breads » How to make Pita Bread

    Published: May 18, 2020 | Last Updated On: Oct 15, 2020 by Neha Mathur

    How to make Pita Bread

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    Pita Bread is a Middle Eastern leavened bread which is easy to make at home from scratch. Here is how to make it.

    Pita bread served on a plate.

    There is absolutely nothing that I don’t like which is made with Pita Bread, be it a falafel, a sandwich or just plain bread with hummus.

    The day I made fresh baked Pita Bread at home for the first time, I was a little doubtful about how it will turn up or it will taste as good as the store bought ones.

    But when it came out of the oven, I was surprised. It was far better than what we get in the market.

    Once you will start making it at home, you will forget the store bought breads for sure.

    It is so easy to make and just need about 5 to 6 ingredients.

    Other than that, it is a simple and quick recipe.

    Also making the best homemade Pita Bread at home from scratch is easy on pocket and a fresh bread out of the oven is always good. Right?

    What is Pita Bread?

    Usually used in Middle eastern meals, it is a soft, moist and light bread that is made from all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, warm milk, instant yeast and salt.

    Almost all the ingredients you will find in your everyday pantry and therefore you don’t need to go to market for buying anything specific.

    The perfect Pita has their trademark pockets, which can be filled later on with some hummus, tahini, falafels and pickled vegetables to make a delicious Falafel Pita Pocket.

    If you want a healthier version, you can always skip all purpose flour and make these with just whole wheat flour.

    If you are looking for a Vegan version, then just skip the milk and use warm water and oil instead.

    It will give you a little different texture, but it tastes amazing too.

    Ingredients

    Pita bread ingredients

    How to make it without Oven?

    If you don’t have an oven, you can still make it on the stove top.

    Just get the dough ready and shape the bread.

    Once you are done, warm a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. It should sizzle when you drop some water on the skillet. Yes, that hot!

    Once the skillet is heated, wipe the water using a cloth and drizzle a little oil on the pan.

    Wipe of the excess oil. Add a rolled-out pita on the skillet and let it cook for about 30 seconds, until you see bubbles starting to form.

    After 30 seconds, flip and cook for 1-2 minutes on the other side, until brown spots start appearing on the bread.

    Again flip it and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. In this time, it will fluff up, but if doesn’t take a clean cloth and start pressing the edges of the bread just like we do with rotis.

    Make other pita just like this and keep them covered with a clean dishtowel while cooking any remaining pitas.

    How to use this bread?

    This bread is just delicious! Soft and freshly baked Pita can be eaten or used in many ways.

    Just serve it with Hummus! Some of my favourite Hummus recipes are Classic Hummus,  Black Bean Hummus, Savoury Pumpkin Hummus, Sweet Potato Hummus, Roasted Beet Hummus, Roasted Red Pepper Hummus etc.

    You can also serve it with other Mediterranean dips like Baba Ganoush or any other dip that you prefer serving with it.

    Make a Falafel Pita Pocket! Fill the pockets of this soft bread with some Crispy Falafels, Hummus, Tahini and Pickled Cucumbers. You will have a delicious Pita Pocket in your hand.

    You can even make a Shawarma by adding some roasted Lebanese Chicken along with Hummus, Pickled Beetroot, French Fries and Tahini.

    Want something fusion? Make a Pita Bread Pizza. Add some Pizza Sauce, Vegetables/Chicken/Paneer and grate some cheese on it. Bake and enjoy!

    You can even use it for your fusion rolls and wraps.

    You can also make a Mezze Platter that will include Pita breads along with Hummus, Baba Ganoush, Falafels, Tabouleh and pickled Beetroot and Cucumbers.

    Storage Suggestions

    There are two option for you to store Pita Bread, one is store the baked bread in an air container or bag for about 2 to 3 days at room temperature, or store the dough in an air tight container in the fridge for about a week.

    Bake hot pita from the dough as you need.

    These soft Pita Breads freezes beautifully.

    To freeze them, just wrap tightly with aluminium foil or plastic freezer wrap, or store in a zip lock freezer bag. It stays good for about 6 to 8 weeks.

    Whenever you want to serve these again, take the bag out from the freezer and leave it on the countertop until thawed.

    You don’t have to take it out from the freezer bag or packaging; just thaw it in the same packaging as you froze it in.

    If you are in hurry and cant wait until it is thawed, you can also sprinkle some water on an individual pita bread and heat it in the microwave for about 10 to 15 seconds.

    Step by Step Recipe

    Add instant yeast, sugar and milk in a bowl and mix gently. Cover the bowl and keep aside for 10 minutes for the yeast to bloom.

    yeast, sugar and milk set aside to bloom

    Add all purpose flour, whole wheat flour and salt in a bowl and mix.

    all purpose flour, whole wheat flour and salt added in a bowl

    Add the yeast mixture and mix it with the flour.

    Yeast mixture added to flour mixture

    Now add little water and knead to make soft dough.

    Soft dough in a bowl

    Knead the dough for 5-6 minutes.

    Kneaded dough in a bowl

    Cover the dough and keep aside for 2 hours.

    Dough covered with a cloth and kept aside

    Divide the dough into 10-12 equal sized balls and allow the balls to rest for 30 minutes.

    Dough divided into equal sized balls
    Dough balls covered with cloth and kept aside

    Pre heat the oven to 450 degrees F. Dust and roll each ball to a 5-6 inch circle.

    Rolled dough ball

    Arrange the circles on a baking tray and bake for 5-6 mins until puffed up and browned.

    Rolled dough set on an oven tray

    Remove the tray from the oven and let the breads cool down. Use as required.

    Baked pita bread on oven tray

    To make on Tawa, heat a flat skillet and place the Pita bread on it.

    Rolled dough on a flat skillet

    Use a cloth to press towards the Tawa. This way it will cook properly and fluff up. Serve.

    Using cloth to press the cooking pita bread
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    Pita Bread is a Middle Eastern leavened bread which is easy to make at home from scratch. Here is how to make it.

    Pita Bread Recipe

    Pita Bread is a Middle Eastern leavened bread which is easy to make at home from scratch. Here is how to make it.
    5 from 4 votes
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: Middle Easten
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 6 people
    Calories: 343kcal
    Author: Neha Mathur

    Ingredients 

    • 2 and ¼ teaspoon Instant Yeast
    • 1 tablespoon Sugar
    • 1 cup Warm Milk
    • 3 cups All Purpose Flour
    • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
    • ¼ teaspoon Salt
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    Instructions

    • Add instant yeast, sugar and milk in a bowl and mix gently.
    • Cover the bowl and keep aside for 10 minutes for the yeast to bloom.
    • Add all purpose flour, whole wheat flour and salt in a bowl and mix .
    • Add the yeast mixture and mix it with the flour.
    • Now add little water and knead to make soft dough.
    • Knead the dough for 5-6 minutes.
    • Cover the dough and keep aside for 2 hours.
    • Divide the dough into 10-12 equal sized balls and allow the balls to rest for 30 minutes.
    • Pre heat the oven to 450 degrees F.
    • Dust and roll each ball to a 5-6 inch circle.
    • Arrange the circles on a baking tray and bake for 5-6 mins until puffed up and browned.

    Notes

    If the bread have not baked uniformly in the oven, you can cook them on the stove top over direct heat for a few seconds to get the brown spots.
    You can also make this bread on a stove top. 
    Just get the dough ready and shape the bread.
    Once you are done, warm a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. It should sizzle when you drop some water on the skillet. Yes, that hot!
    Once the skillet is heated, wipe the water using a cloth and drizzle a little oil on the pan.
    Wipe of the excess oil. Add a rolled-out pita on the skillet and let it cook for about 30 seconds, until you see bubbles starting to form.
    After 30 seconds, flip and cook for 1-2 minutes on the other side, until brown spots start appearing on the bread.
    Again flip it and cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. In this time, it will fluff up, but if doesn’t take a clean cloth and start pressing the edges of the bread just like we do with rotis.
    Make other pita just like this and keep them covered with a clean dishtowel while cooking any remaining pitas.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 236mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 4mg
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    1. SinFoodie

      October 04, 2011 at 4:53 pm

      Mouthwatering !!

      Reply
    2. Torviewtoronto

      October 04, 2011 at 5:51 pm

      delicious combination looks wonderful

      Reply
    3. Ammu's

      October 04, 2011 at 5:57 pm

      Irresistible pics & yummy dishes…

      Reply
    4. Vidhya

      October 04, 2011 at 6:13 pm

      Pita bread and the dips look finger licking good.

      Reply
    5. khushi

      October 04, 2011 at 6:14 pm

      what a mouth watering combo!!

      Reply
    6. Sumee

      October 04, 2011 at 6:51 pm

      I am trying that pita bread.! Didn’t know it was so easy.. They have a perfect pocket!

      Reply
    7. soujanya

      October 04, 2011 at 7:02 pm

      Never tried…definitely will gve a try…
      looks fab…
      thanks for sharing…

      Reply
    8. schmetterlingwords

      October 04, 2011 at 9:09 pm

      Very well written and well presented. I recently had Baba Ganoush (Mutabbal) in a Lebanese restaurant and I loved it absolutely. Thanks for the recipe. Will surely give it a try. Impressive clicks too!! 🙂

      Reply
    9. Ramya

      October 04, 2011 at 10:26 pm

      wow..ur pita looks so perfect and the dips are awesome

      Reply
    10. Krithi's Kitchen

      October 04, 2011 at 11:14 pm

      Pita and hummus had been in my to do list for a long time.. Time to get it into my done list.. bookmarked your page for tips!!

      Reply
    11. julie

      October 04, 2011 at 11:53 pm

      Lovely bread, puffed so well and perfect clicks!!

      Reply
    12. Amina

      October 05, 2011 at 12:47 am

      looks fabulous.. bookmarking it..

      Reply
    13. Nalini's Kitchen

      October 05, 2011 at 1:50 am

      Looks perfect and lovely clicks.

      Reply
    14. Amy

      October 05, 2011 at 2:24 am

      looks delicious & pictures are perfect!! I am your new follower now…

      Reply
    15. Richa

      October 05, 2011 at 2:30 am

      Beautiful clicks.. and those pita breads came out so perfect!

      Reply
    16. Saji

      October 05, 2011 at 4:08 am

      Lovely clicks
      I love hummus

      Reply
    17. Priti

      October 05, 2011 at 4:10 am

      Yum..both looks so wow..nice pics

      Reply
    18. Anisha

      October 05, 2011 at 4:23 am

      Awesome pictures… I’m sure it tasted awesome too. Baba Ganoush has been on my list for a while now. I could try this recipe.

      Reply
    19. Blackswan

      October 05, 2011 at 5:30 am

      What a colourful dish! Love the presentation, dear!

      Reply
    20. Amy

      October 05, 2011 at 5:41 am

      I tried following you again,but it says I am already following….BTW just now I added my picture.Following you as Amy….(still I am catching features of blogspot)

      Reply
    21. [email protected]

      October 05, 2011 at 6:40 am

      Wow,lovely pics and great recipes.I live in the UAE and love the combinations…

      Reply
    22. Prathibha

      October 05, 2011 at 6:47 am

      ur pita breads look perfect…I love these dips n this combo a lot

      Reply
    23. Prathima Rao

      October 05, 2011 at 9:56 am

      Fantastic cliks!!!And this makes a delicious & memorable lebanese meal!!
      Prathima Rao
      Prats Corner

      Reply
    24. Uma

      October 05, 2011 at 12:06 pm

      Lovely and same pinch. I to tried pita bread last weekend. 🙂 but I prepared for orange and carrot salad. I love this hummus and will try next time for sure when I prepare pita.

      Cheers,
      Uma

      Reply
    25. jeyashrisuresh

      October 05, 2011 at 1:31 pm

      Tasted this in restaurants but never tried on my own at home. nicely done

      Reply
    26. Sobha Shyam

      October 05, 2011 at 7:12 pm

      wow, lovely clicks and recipes dear..just awesome..

      Reply
    27. Jay

      October 06, 2011 at 1:51 am

      you really wowed me Neha…awesome cliks..:P
      wow…yummmy…yummmy..!

      Reply
    28. Charu Srivastava

      October 06, 2011 at 6:45 am

      beautiful clicks!! i never new dat pita breads can be made so easily at home…wow glad to follow you!!!

      Reply
    29. [email protected]

      October 07, 2011 at 6:30 am

      This is brilliant Neha, I am way impressed with how puffy the pittas turned out and your hoummous looks delicious! It’s a favourite in our household, I will try your recipe next time, thanx for sharing:-)

      Reply
    30. Sanyukta Gour(Bayes)

      October 07, 2011 at 2:16 pm

      Nice n fluffy pita..looks very tempting..mmmmm…wonderful pics with my fav dips…
      U seem to b a pro in whatever u post…thumps up…keep rocking girl…
      Hugs
      Sanyukta

      Reply
    31. Maxims

      March 19, 2012 at 5:40 am

      I do make the dips very often, but am surely going to try out the pita bread.
      My kids really the Khubz that they used to have with these dips when they were in U A E.
      I add a little yogurt and about half the quantity of Lemon to my dips.

      Reply
    32. Anu

      June 29, 2020 at 9:23 am

      5 stars
      Made these last eve … and it turned out great. I put the oven in 250 degrees Celsius and turned the pita at 4 mins to cook the other side for 1-2 mins. Thank you for the amazing recipe

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        July 01, 2020 at 3:39 am

        Happy to hear Anu 🙂

        Reply

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