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Fast & Easy Pita

Delicious pita in less than an hour
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 4 pita

Ingredients

  • 200 grams bread flour
  • 100 grams all-purpose floour
  • 1¼ tsp instant yeast
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tbsp olive oil
  • 180 ml warm water

Instructions

Preparing the Dough

  • Mix the dry ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl
  • Add the olive oil and water and mix until the dough is assembled
  • Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5-10 minutes
  • Divide dough into four equal pieces
  • Using a rolling pin, flatten each piece of dough into a circle about 3mm thick
  • Place each pita on a lightly floured baking tray (you will probably be able to fit two pita on each tray)
  • Cover each tray gently with a damp dishtowel
  • Preheat oven to 500F / 260C while letting pita rise in a warm spot for 30 min

Baking the Pita

  • Uncover each tray, and carefully flip each pita over (you may need a thin, flat spatula for this step)
  • Bake pita for 5-6 minutes. Pita should puff up nicely; remove them *before* they brown
  • Remove from oven, place on a plate and cover with a dishtowel. (Pita may seem a bit hard but will soften nicely under the dishtowel.) Eat immediately.