PITA BREAD

for 8-10 pita breads,

Ingredients :

- 250 gr all purpose flour

- 250 gr semolina

- 320 gr water (32 cl)

- 3 tbsp olive oil

- 1,5 tsp salt

- 1,5 tsp dry yeast

Hydrate the yeast in half of the water for 5 minutes.

Place the semolina in a large bowl. Boil the other half of the water and pour it over the semolina, stir well with a spatula. The semolina should swell.

Here the semolina swells with the boiling water

Then add immediately the flour and the hydrated yeast with the water, the salt and the olive oil. Stir quickly until combined, then put this dough on a floured worktop and knead at least for 10 minutes.

Adding the flour, olive oil, yeast and then kneading at least 10 minutes. Texture must be smooth

Put it back in the bowl, cover it with a moist cloth and let rise 1 hour or until it doubles it volume. 

When ready, punch the dough and divide it in 8 or 10 pieces, then shape into balls not too tight and let stand 5 minutes. Then roll out the balls into discs 5 mm thick.

Now we have 2 solutions, the oven or a frying pan...

Frying pan :  

Heat up a frying pan and place in it a disc of dough and cook 2 minutes each sides.

they seem to not puff in my frying pan...

Oven :

Place some discs of dough on the oven tray and put in preheated oven (high heat) for about 8 to 10 minutes (according to your oven). 

but they puff quite well in the oven

When done, cover them with a cloth (to keep the humidity) until you'll use them, for example to eat with hummus or to make kebab, falafel or even sandwiches of your choice.
Enjoy ! 

here a sandwich with beef cooked with onion, red sweet pepper, soy sauce, sesame seeds...