Pita bread

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By Sai Charan

Mar, 23rd

489

Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
4 - 6

Ingredients

  • Maida
  • Salt
  • Yeast
  • Water
  • Oil
  • Sugar

Instructions

  • add sugar, yeast and warm water in a bowl. Mix and make a loose, bubbly sponge. Let it rest uncovered and become frothy for 15-20 minutes. Now add olive oil, all-purpose flour and salt and start mixing with a spatula to combine. Put some lose flour over the sticky dough mixture and knead until a smooth dough starts to form. On a clean surface, put some dry flour and take out the dough. Knead and punch for 2-3 minutes and let it rest again covered for 10 minutes. In a big clean bowl, put olive oil and grease the whole area. Then put the dough inside and coat it in olive oil. Cover with plastic wrap and leave for 1 hour. Divide the dough into small portions and again cover with a damp towel for 5 minutes. Now, roll it into pita shapes. bake the pita in the oven at 475 degrees F for 2 minutes while flipping it to the other side after 1 minute. Serve hot.