Delicate, fluffy Greek pita-style flatbreads (the pocketless sort).
I really like loading these as much as make selfmade Gyros or to serve with souvlaki kebabs.
They keep delicate and pliable, even when chilly, so you’ll be able to roll or fold them with out the danger of them breaking.
Sure these flatbreads want proving and kneading (use my yogurt flatbread recipe for super-quick flatbreads), however the further time spent it so price it. Why?
- You’ll get tremendous fluffy, tender flatbreads with that excellent chewiness – due to the yeast and proving.
- They’ve baggage of flavour – once more the proving time helps the flavour to develop. The flavour is additional enhanced as a result of of the cooking methodology.
- They style nice scorching OR chilly.
- They don’t break while you fold them.
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🔪 How you can make them
***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this put up.***
- Much like most yeasted bread recipes, we combine collectively yeast, water, bread flour, sugar and salt. We’re additionally including some olive oil to the combination for further flavour and tenderness.
- As soon as they’re combined, we knead the dough for about 10 minutes, then go away to show till doubled in dimension.
- Then we cut up the dough into 12 items, roll every right into a ball, and roll out in a flat disk.
- Every flatbread is cooked in a scorching, frivolously oiled frying pan, till fluffy and golden.
📺 Watch how you can make them
👩🍳PRO TIP
These breads are cooked one by one, however you’ll be able to preserve them heat by stacking them on heat plate underneath a clear tea towel, or putting on a tray (cowl it with foil) and place on a really low oven.
🍽️ What to serve these Greek Pitas with:
Simply take a look at how deliciously fluffy they’re inside!
To make forward, make the pitas, cool them and place on a plate. Cowl with foil or clingfilm. They need to preserve at room temperature for two days, or within the fridge for 3-4 days.
Sure they style nice cooked over coals on the BBQ.
If freezing, place in a freezer bag with a chunk of baking parchment between every pita (to cease them sticking collectively). Defrost at room temperate earlier than serving.
Reheating:
The flatbreads will be served at room temperature, or if you wish to heat them by means of, sprinkle with a little bit water and place within the oven at 180C (350F), on a baking tray (uncovered), in a single layer for 2-3 minutes.
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Place the yeast within the bowl of a stand mixer (or a big bowl) and add the nice and cozy water. Stir collectively and go away for five minutes, till foam seems on high of the water.
7 g (2 tsp) instantaneous dry yeast, 480 ml (2 cups) heat water
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Add the olive oil, flour, sugar, and salt to the yeast combination.
4 tbsp olive oil, 780 g (6 ½) cups sturdy bread flour, 1 ½ tsp sugar, 1 ½ tsp desk salt
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Combine the dough collectively utilizing both utilizing a stand mixer with a dough hook (beneficial) or your palms, till mixed.
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As soon as mixed, knead the dough for 10 minutes utilizing the stand mixer with a dough hook or by hand. The combination shall be fairly sticky, so should you’re kneading by hand, it’s a good suggestion to coat your palms and work floor in a little bit olive oil to cease it sticking.
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Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cowl with a humid material or clingfilm and permit to show for 60-90 minutes, till doubled in dimension.
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Calmly flour the work floor.
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Divide the dough into 12 equal items. If you wish to take your time you’ll be able to form into balls and place on a tray or board with a humid material excessive to relaxation for a couple of minutes, when you put together to begin cooking them.
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Take one of many dough balls, and roll it right into a flatbread form, about 19cm (7.5 inches) in diameter and ½ cm (just below ¼ inch) thick.
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Brush or spray a medium-sized frying pan (forged iron provides you the perfect outcomes) with a little bit oil (simply 1/4 tsp or so) and place over a medium-high warmth to warmth up.
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Toss the pita forwards and backwards a few instances in your palms to take away extra flour, then place the pita within the pan.
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Cook dinner for about 60-90 seconds, till bubbles begin to seem. Then flip over a prepare dinner for an extra minute. While that is cooking roll our the subsequent flatbread.
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Place on a plate, cowl with a clear tea towel after which repeat, brushing the pan with oil after each 3 or 4 pitas.
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Stack the flatbreads on the plate (stacking them helps to maintain them delicate), laying a tea towel over them to maintain heat till you’re able to serve.
Make Forward
To make forward, make the pitas, cool them and place on a plate. Cowl with foil or clingfilm. They need to preserve at room temperature for two days, or within the fridge for 3-4 days.
Freezing
If freezing, place in a freezer bag with a chunk of baking parchment between every pita (to cease them sticking collectively). Defrost at room temperate earlier than serving.
Reheating:
The flatbreads will be served at room temperature, or if you wish to heat them by means of, sprinkle with a little bit water and place within the oven at 180C (350F), on a baking tray (uncovered), in a single layer for 2-3 minutes.
Dietary data is approximate and is per flatbread.
Energy: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 8g | Fats: 6g | Saturated Fats: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 4g | Sodium: 876mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
Vitamin data is mechanically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
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