The Fresh Loaf

A Community of Amateur Bakers and Artisan Bread Enthusiasts.

OH MY GOSH what's the secret to getting pita to puff correctly?

icantbakeatall's picture
icantbakeatall

OH MY GOSH what's the secret to getting pita to puff correctly?

Holy hell! I thought I had perfected pita making during the winter. Now that it's summer, it seems much harder to get it to puff. It's driving me nuts! I dont know what to do!

Mini Oven's picture
Mini Oven

Break off a piece of dough, shape into a ball and let it rest and rise and then roll it out flat without reshaping the ball, just flatten it.  Let it rise a little bit then bake.  The skin will act like a balloon and the trapped gasses inside will make it expand and puff up.  Has nothing to do with Hell or being Holy.  But I suppose a good deep breath first is almost as good as a prayer.

In winter the air is often much dryer making it easy to form a skin around a dough ball.  If your humidity is high, try powdering the outside of the individual dough balls with more flour after shaping them.   

ThomesB's picture
ThomesB

Have you guys got a recipe for pita bread? i would love to give this ago myself