October 26, 2020 - 9:19am
Looking for very fluffy, Middle Eastern style pita
I'm looking for a recipe for extremely fluffy pitas, such as those in the pictures below, for a home oven (with baking steel). An overnight cold ferment for extra flavor would be a bonus but really looking for the texture. Any suggestions / links?
(to clarify: I don't want a puffed up "pocket" with a hollow inside. these are more for dipping than for stuffing)
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recipe and it works well for me. If you want pockets roll the pitas thin. (1/4") If you don't roll them out thicker (3/8"- 1/2"). Its the thickness that determines whether or not the pockets form.
Makes 8 pitas
3 cups AP flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 Tablespoon sugar or honey
2 teaspoons yeast
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups water, roughly at room temperature
2 tablespoons olive oil, vegetable oil, butter, or shortening
Knead til smooth and let rise until doubled in an oiled bowl.
Turn out and flour surface liberally.
Divide into 8 equal pieces.
Form a ball (like shaping a boule) and pat down slightly.
Cover and rest for about 15 minutes.
Roll out to preferred thickness
Cook on stone or steel in a 450 deg oven for about 3 minutes and then flip and do another 1-2 minutes on the other side.
Don't tell your Middle Eastern friends this recipe came from Sweden, but they look exactly like the ones in your photo.
http://www.thebreadkitchen.com/recipes/polar-bread/The Swedish recipe may look like the OPs photo, but....in the 15 years that I lived in the Middle East and the tons of hummus I ate, and the thousands of pitas I consumed, I assure you not one had rye flour in it. ?
Agreed. Whole wheat could be substituted in.