Grammy's Kitchen · Pita · How to Make Fresh Homemade Pita Bread
One of 21 pita recipes we measured
from alexandracooks.com
It ranks #1 of 21 for workability among the pita recipes we compared. 190 cooks on alexandracooks.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 21.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 64% | 64% |
| fat | 5% | 7% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| yeast | 2% | 2% |
| total sugar | 0% | 2% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 256 g | 2 cups (256 grams) all-purpose flour, plus more for sprinkling |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon (5 grams) kosher salt |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon (4 grams) instant yeast, see notes above |
| 165 g | 1 scant 3/4 cup (165 grams) lukewarm water |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon (14 grams) olive oil, plus more for drizzling |
Method: 6 steps, published by alexandracooks.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“These pitas are so much fun to make! They are another No Knead Wonder! Shaping and rolling only 6 small dough balls, they came together quickly. But it really gets fun when you put them in the super hot oven, and in 3 minutes they magically turn from being ” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made the pitas for tonights dinner. And let me tell you , I will NEVER buy pita again. Your recipe is so easy to follow and turns out perfect . I had tried other recipes for pita, but they don't compare to this one at all. It was so much fun working with the” — a cook, 5.0★