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Homemade pita bread, soft and fluffy

Homemade pita bread, soft and fluffy

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Homemade bread pitas: a simple dough made with flour and olive oil, spread into flat circles that puff up during baking to form a pocket.

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Recipe from BoldLuis, Rrmsjp (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The pita bread is made with a very simple dough: flour, yeast, salt, and a little oil. Spread thinly into flat circles, they rise in the oven and then deflate, leaving a nice hollow.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Resting1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$1.06 $0.11 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

10 people
  • $0.66
  • $0.24
  • $0.04
  • $0.12

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix all the ingredients together and knead until a smooth and even dough forms. Always flour your hands and the work surface to prevent the dough from sticking. ≈ 10 min
  2. Divide the dough into balls of approximately 50g each. Knead each ball briefly and let them rest for about 30 minutes.
  3. Flatten and spread each ball into a round patty, about 20 cm in diameter. ≈ 10 min
  4. Place them on a floured cloth to prevent them from sticking, and let them rise until they have approximately doubled in volume.
  5. Place them in a preheated oven at 220 °C (428 °F) on a lightly oiled baking sheet for about 10 minutes. They will rise during baking, then deflate slightly when removed, leaving a hollow center.

The bill

Homemade pita bread, soft and fluffy

  • 500 g of wheat flour (whole wheat if desired)$0.66
  • 30 g of fresh baker’s yeast$0.24
  • 1 tablespoon of coarse sea salt$0.04
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil (or sunflower oil)$0.12

Total$1.06

that's $0.11 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of wheat flour (whole wheat if desired)
  • 30 g of fresh baker’s yeast
  • 1 tablespoon of coarse sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil (or sunflower oil)
  • 200 ml of lukewarm water

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