Pitta bread
This Lebanese speciality is made as a flat round pocket, which can be filled with all manner of things.
2 hours 55 min.
Easy
4 Pittas bread
6 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
13.7 oz 
0.5 oz 
5.3 oz 
0.2 oz 
1 tablespoon 
¼ teaspoon 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Resting: 2 hours 30 min.
Cooking: 3 min.
All in all: 2 hours 55 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Knead for 4 minutes on medium speed (position "1"), or manually until you get a smooth elastic dough.
Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.
Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.
Stage 3 - 2 hours
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.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
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.
Leave to rise again for about 30 minutes at room temperature.
Stage 5 - 30 min.
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).
Stage 6 - 10 min.
Cook the pitta:
- Using a wood fire if you have a bread oven
- In a convential oven at 240°C ou 464°F, directly on the oven floor
Stage 7 - 3 min.
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.
Your pitta bread is finished.
Stage 8
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 tomato and cucumber with herbs and vinaigrette.
Stage 9
Diced avocado in a lime and olive oil vinaigrette.
Stage 10
Stage 12
To make a pitta sandwich, cut in half while still warm.
Stage 13
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 made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 190 RDI=20 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 1,040 RDI=50 % | 4,370 RDI: 50 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 240 RDI=10 % | 1,000 RDI: 10 % |
| Per piece | 7 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 260 RDI=10 % | 1,090 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 Pittas bread : 0.80 €
- Per Pitta bread : 0.20 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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