Pitta bread
This Lebanese speciality is made as a flat round pocket, which can be filled with all manner of things.
2 hours 50 min.
Easy
16 Pittas bread
6 IngredientsLast modified on: January 8th 2025
1 litre 560 ml 
50 mls 
600 ml 
18 mls 
4 tablespoons 
1 teaspoon 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Resting: 2 hours 30 min.
Cooking: 3 min.
All in all: 2 hours 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Knead for about 4 minutes at medium speed...
Stage 3
...until you obtain a soft, smooth paste.
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 4 - 2 hours
Gather the dough into a ball in a bowl, flour it, then cover it with plastic wrap and leave to rise at room temperature for 1? to 2 hours...
Stage 5
...until the dough has more or less doubled in volume.
Stage 6
After this time, take out the dough and quickly flatten it by hand into a large square.
Stage 7
Cut it into "lines"...
Stage 8
Cut into small dough pieces weighing about 100g.
Stage 9
Roll the dough into a ball and place on a floured baking sheet, then cover with plastic wrap.
Leave to rise again for around 30 minutes at room temperature.
Leave to rise again for around 30 minutes at room temperature.
Stage 10 - 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 11 - 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 12 - 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 13
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 14
Diced avocado in a lime and olive oil vinaigrette.
Stage 15
Stage 17
To make a pitta sandwich, cut in half while still warm.
Stage 18
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 | 110 RDI=40 % | 760 RDI=70 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 4,140 RDI=210 % | 17,330 RDI: 210 % |
| Per 100 g | 9 RDI=4 % | 70 RDI=6 % | 6 RDI=1 % | 370 RDI=20 % | 1,530 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 6 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 260 RDI=10 % | 1,080 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 16 Pittas bread : 2.85 €
- 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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Salt
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