While it takes a bit more effort, there is something ultimately satisfying about making your own baked goods. Baking takes a bit of practice, and a few times of failure. But once you’ve gotten used to the techniques and the time involved, it’s a fun activity that costs only a bit of money and ends with something delicious! How about baking your own pita bread? Our pita bread recipe is easy to make at home: and it’s so satisfying to watch those pita pockets puff up in the oven! Keep reading for the recipe.
How to make this pita bread recipe
Maybe you don’t have time to make pita on a regular basis (we don’t either). But making it every so often is a treat! This pita bread recipe is a perfect baking project for beginners: and a fun thing to do with kids too. It’s amazing to watch the dough you just puff into little pita pockets in the oven — almost like magic! This pita bread recipe has a little bit of whole wheat flour in it for added nutrients and a nutty flavor. To make it, it’s helpful to have a stand mixer and a pizza stone: but you can get by with both. (Here’s the copper stand mixer we use at home.) Mix up the dough ingredients: flour, water, yeast, dough, salt and honey. You can use maple syrup for vegan, if you’d like. Mix them in your stand mixer, or you can hand knead for about 10 minutes until the dough comes together. Then let it rest for 45 minutes (called “proofing”). After this pita bread recipe proofs for 45 minutes, it’s time to bake! You can bake either using a pizza stone (here’s the best pizza stone we’ve found), or place the pita bread on the grates of your oven. Roll the dough into 8 rounds about 7 inches in diameter. Wait for 15 minutes for the dough to relax. Then pop 4 of them at a time into your oven. Watch as the pita pockets magically inflate! It’s incredibly satisfying to know you’ve made a pita bread recipe with your own two hands. And it’s so tasty you’ll never want to buy it from the store again!
How to eat this pita bread recipe
Of course, if you’ve made it to this pita bread recipe you probably have some ideas on how you’d like to serve it! However, here are a few of our favorite ways to use pita bread:
As a pizza base—pita bread pizzas are where it’s at! Go to Easy Pita Pizzas.Homemade pita chips—pita chips are easy to make yourself. These homemade pita chips are perfect for dunking into hummus or serving as part of Greek nachos.As a sandwich—These Greek pita sandwiches are especially good during the warmer months, and this cauliflower shawarma recipe is the perfect winter lunch.
Looking for more bread recipes?
Here at A Couple Cooks, we’re kind of into bread. Here are some of our favorite bread recipes:
Sourdough Bread Recipe: Simplified (most popular)Artisan Dutch Oven BreadHealthy Banana BreadChocolate Banana BreadMultigrain Artisan No-Knead BreadGarlic Herb Focaccia Bread
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