Thick pita bread

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make thick pita bread at home? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Take refined, odorless vegetable oil. You can use fresh yeast instead of dry yeast.

2. STEP 2

   

   Mix yeast with sugar in a small bowl.

3. STEP 3

   

   Pour warm water into a bowl, temperature 38-40 degrees. Stir the mixture until the yeast dissolves and leave for 15-20 minutes to activate it.

4. STEP 4

   

   Sift the flour and mix with salt. It is important to sift the flour to saturate it with oxygen. Then the baked goods will turn out airy and rise well during baking.

5. STEP 5

   

   After the specified time, it will become clear that the yeast has already started working - a “cap” should appear on the surface. This means that the yeast has woken up.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour the dry ingredients into the yeast water.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add 30 ml of vegetable oil there, leaving a little to lubricate the top of the pita bread.

8. STEP 8

   

   First use a spoon and then use your hands to knead the dough. Knead it for 10-15 minutes, it should turn out soft and smooth, although it will remain a little sticky. If necessary, add flour, focusing on the consistency of the dough. Just don't overdo it - too much flour will make the pita bread tough. Gather the dough into a ball and place in a bowl.

9. STEP 9

   

   Cover the bowl with a towel and place in a warm place to rise for 30-40 minutes.

10. STEP 10

    

    After 40 minutes the dough should have doubled in size. Mine has even more than doubled.

11. STEP 11

    

    Divide the dough into 2 parts, set one aside for now and work with one. Roll it out into a round cake about 2 cm thick.

12. STEP 12

    

    Fold the edges of the cake towards the center, you will get something like a side.

13. STEP 13

    

    Turn the pita bread over and place seam side down on a baking sheet sprinkled with a little flour. You can also cover it with parchment. Prick the center of the pita bread with a fork to prevent it from puffing up during baking.

14. STEP 14

    

    If desired, the pita bread can be sprinkled with sesame seeds, having previously lubricated it with some water.

15. STEP 15

    

    Do the same with the second cake.

16. STEP 16

    

    Leave the pita breads in a warm place to rise for 15-20 minutes.

17. STEP 17

    

    Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, place a baking sheet with pita bread there. Bake them for 20 minutes until golden brown. Keep in mind that everyone's oven is different. Cooking temperatures and times may differ from those indicated in the recipe. Grease hot pita bread with vegetable oil.

18. STEP 18

    

    Serve pita bread completely cooled or slightly warm. Delicious! Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

AnnaSer

27.10.2023

5

Wonderful baked goods. I also love pita bread and buy it often. Now I'll try to bake it myself. I also liked the recipe for Georgian lavash.

Olga

27.10.2023

4.6

The dough has risen to more than double, but I waited about 1 hour. The dough is nice and soft. I made the flatbreads with my hands, dispensed with the rolling pin and placed them on top of the oven that was on. I increased the composition, so my pita breads did not fit on one baking sheet. I baked for two. You will probably be surprised, like me, but in literally 9 minutes the thick pita bread was ready. And when the finished lavash was greased with oil, there was a wonderful aroma. Thick lavash at home turned out tasty and aromatic. Indeed, a worthy replacement for our usual bread. I advise you to try it, it's easy and quick.

olgay198108

27.10.2023

4.6

Nasten)) Your lavash is simply Bombay! Looks very tasty! I’m definitely taking it to KK!

nasstin

27.10.2023

4.5

Thank you, Olechka!

taksibluz

27.10.2023

4.5

doesn't the flour burn on the baking sheet? I’m tempted to grease the baking sheet with oil, shouldn’t I?

EXCELLENT_WIFE

27.10.2023

5

I ended up with a very runny dough(

Mercedes

27.10.2023

4.7

Yes, it seemed like there wasn’t enough flour, I added a couple more spoons when kneading, it really sticks to my hands. I didn’t bother with rolling it out, I just put a lump of dough on a baking sheet and kneaded it into a flat cake with my hand, and made holes on top with a fork all over the surface for beauty) the result is the same). I’ve already made it several times, we’re in quarantine, we go to the store once a week, so I had to look for a simple recipe for homemade bread! This lavash is very tasty, I advise everyone to try it!