All posts tagged: pita bread

Homemade Pita

Homemade Pita Bread On my way home from the beach with my dog yesterday I stopped off at the local shop to get some pita bread for my favourite Girl-Slaw recipe. Get that recipe here. And as I stood in line, I thought to my self; Why have I never made my own pita? I know it must be simple. And boy is it simple! And tasty. I found this recipe, and adapted it using half wholemeal flour instead of just white. I loved the simple process of making the pita, seeing them puff up in the pan is very satisfying indeed. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Makes 8 200-250ml luke warm water 2 tsp dry yeast 175g wholemeal flour, organic 175g plain flour, organic 1 tsp salt 2 tsp olive oil ____________________________________________________________________________________ Mix the 200 ml of the water and yeast together in a bowl, and let sit for about five minutes until the yeast is dissolved. Add the flour, salt and olive oil. Mix the dough together, and if needed add the remaining 50ml of water until …