Soft Pita Bread
Say goodbye to dry pita bread and hello to the best soft pita bread ever!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup warm water
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast 1 packet
- 3 ¾ cup bread flour can substitute all purpose
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- ½ Tbsp sea salt
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- ¾ cup plain greek yogurt
Instructions
- Warm water to 100-110 degrees, add 1 tsp sugar and yeast, stir to dissolve, and set aside about 5 minutes until it begins to foam.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, 1 Tbsp sugar, and sea salt, stir to combine.
- Add yeast water, olive oil, and greek yogurt to flour mixture, stir to combine and knead for 5-10 minutes.
- Oil a large bowl, place kneaded dough into bowl, and cover to rise at room temperature, about 2 hours or until double in size.
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
- Lightly flour large cutting board, turn out dough onto cutting board, and divide dough into 12 equal portions, shaping into balls.
- Cover dough and allow to rise another 20 minutes.
- Roll out dough to about 5 inch circles, and place onto parchment lined baking sheets, about 4 per sheet.
- Bake 5-8 minutes, until golden brown spots develop on top.
- Transfer to cooling rack to cool.
Notes
Mixing can kneading can be done by hand or in electric mixer with dough hook.