How to make Pita Bread - SK Khazana -
Pita bread is a puffed up middle-eastern bread in which a pocket is created by steam while being baked
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Main Ingredients : Refined flour (maida) (मैदा), Refined flour (maida) (मैदा)
Cuisine : Middle Eastern
Course : Breads
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Pita Bread - SK Khazana Recipe Card
Middle Eastern cuisine comprises of food eaten by the people of the various countries of the Middle East. The cuisine of the region is diverse while having a degree of homogeneity. Some commonly used ingredients include olives and olive oil, pitas, honey, sesame seeds, dates, sumac, chickpeas, mint and parsley.
Prep Time : 51-60 minutes
Cook time : 31-40 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Pita Bread - SK Khazana Recipe
Refined flour (maida) 4 cups
Refined flour (maida) for dusting
Fresh yeast 2 1/2 tablespoons
Castor sugar (caster sugar) a pinch
Salt 2 teaspoons
Olive oil 1 1/2 tablespoons
Olive oil for greasing
Method
Step 1
Take yeast, castor sugar and 2 tbsps warm water in a bowl and mix well. Set aside for 5 minutes to activate.
Step 2
Sieve the flour into a planetary mixer bowl, add salt and whisk well. Add activated yeast and sufficient water. Start the mixer and mix on slow speed to make soft dough.
Step 3
Stop the mixer and add olive oil and mix again on medium speed till the oil is incorporated.
Step 4
Dust some flour on worktop, transfer dough and knead the dough lightly. Shape into a roundel. Grease a bowl with a little olive oil, place the dough in it and cover with a moist muslin cloth. Set aside to prove for 5-10 minutes.
Step 5
Knockback the dough, dust the worktop with flour and keep the dough on it. Roll into a log and divide into 4 equal portions.
Step 6
Apply little oil on the worktop, dust some flour on top and roll each portion into thin disc.
Step 7
Grease a baking tray with oil and dust some flour and transfer the rolled discs on it. Cover it with a moist muslin cloth and set aside 15-20 minutes in a warm place.
Step 8
Preheat the oven to 200˚C.
Step 9
Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool down. Cut each disc into half and open out the pocket.
Step 10
Transfer onto a serving plate and serve as required.
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