Pitta bread
This Lebanese speciality is made as a flat round pocket, which can be filled with all manner of things.
For 8 Pittas bread, you will need:
- 500 g flour
- 25 g yeast
- 300 ml water
- 10 g coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon caster sugar
Nutritional information:
Whole recipe
Calories
2070
104%
Proteins
55g
21%
Carbohydrates
382g
36%
Fats
36g
5%
Per 100 g
Calories
239
12%
Proteins
6g
2%
Carbohydrates
44g
4%
Fats
4g
1%
Per piece
Calories
258
13%
Proteins
6g
3%
Carbohydrates
47g
5%
Fats
4g
1%
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).
Times:
Preparation : 22 min.
Resting : 2 hours 30 min.
Cooking : 3 min.
Start to finish : 2 hours 55 min.
Resting : 2 hours 30 min.
Cooking : 3 min.
Start to finish : 2 hours 55 min.
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How much will it cost?
For 8 Pittas bread : 1.42 €
Per Pitta bread : 0.18 €
Per Pitta bread : 0.18 €
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Step by step recipe:
In the mixer bowl, or a large bowl, pour ½ teaspoon caster sugar, 10 g coarse salt and 300 ml water (warm). Add 500 g flour, 25 g yeast, and finally 2 tablespoons olive oil. |  |
Knead for 4 minutes on medium speed (position "1"), or manually until you get a smooth elastic dough. |  |
Gather the dough into a ball, dust with flour, then cover with a plastic sheet. Leave to rise at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours, until the dough is doubled in volume. |  |
Cut the dough into 7 or 8 small lumps. Roll into balls, place well spaced on a baking sheet, and cover with a damp tea-towel. Leave to rise again for about 30 minutes at room temperature. |  |
Then roll out the balls of dough into flat rounds approximately 10-15 cm (4-6") diameter and about 5 mm (¼") thick (they should not be any thinner). |  |
Cook the pitta:
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If you use a bread oven, take care because the pitta cook very quickly (one minute or less!), and need to be turned round and over to colour uniformly. Your pitta bread is finished. |  |
You could throw a "pitta party", preparing everything to be put out on the table, leaving your guests to assemble their own pitta sandwiches. Choose a variety of fillings such as: Diced tomato and cucumber with herbs and vinaigrette. |  |
Diced avocado in a lime and olive oil vinaigrette. |  |
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To make a pitta sandwich, cut in half while still warm. | |
Then fill the pocket of each half as you choose from the suggestions above. |  |
Remarks:
An idea to try: a complete pitta meal with a savoury course as described above, and a sweet course with small diced fruit, custard cream or whipped cream, melted chocolate, etc... For the sweet part, it's a good idea to dust the pittas with caster sugar before puting them to the oven, so that they caramelize slightly.Source:
Home madeLast modified on: February 21th 2011
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Comment #1 posted on january 6th 2011 at 17:57 by yogmour.
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