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Arabian Pita Bread
"This doesnt taste exactly like arabian pita, but it is close. So quick and easy, and tastes better with arabian dishes (hummous, falafel, shawerma, etc). I make it when i can't get arabian pita, great with "fooll muddames" as well. This is my Mom's recipe."
photo by Chef Mom 5
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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18 Pitas
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 -2 teaspoon sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon nonfat dry milk powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons oil
directions
- Mix yeast, water and sugar.
- Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, dried milk and salt.
- Pour in the oil and yeast/water mixture and stir well.
- You might need to add more flour or water, depending on the absorbency of the flour.
- Knead dough briefly, divide into 18 egg sized balls.
- Place on a floured surface, cover and let rest for 15-30 minutes.
- Roll one ball out and cook in a skillet until large "bubbles" form.
- Flip pita over and cook the other side for a few more minutes.
- I flatten it out with a spatula.
- Keep bread warm (wrap in a towel or place in a ziploc bag) while cooking the rest of the bread.
- These freeze well.
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Reviews
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Delicious, quick, and easy. I've made these twice now and we love them. I have even wrapped leftover dough balls (already risen) in saran wrap and put them in the fridge for a couple of days. When I cooked the last batch up (straight from the fridge, then rolled out) they came out even fluffier than freshly made ones. I don't know why that is, but I'm happy it worked. Now when I make a batch of hummus, we can have freshly baked pitas with it each day! Oh-- also I only used 3 T. olive oil, 1 T. of milk (not powdered), 1.5 c. whole wheat pastry flour (with white flour for remaining flour) and it came out great. -
I loved this recipie! Very easy and tasty. I used olive oil and the second time I made it I used 1 cup of wheat flour instead of white. I'll probably use more wheat flour next time -- it give it just a bit more flavor. -
I've made this 3 times now & like it a lot. But is this supposed to make pita pockets? It doesn't for me.I end up with a soft flat bread. You're right najwa, it's great wiyh hummus & falafel - just not what I expected. -
Fantastic!! Served gyro-style with falafel, tomato, red onion and tzatziki. If you are making these for Gyros I advise using the pan-method. Baked a few in the oven at first but they were not pliable or "bendy" like you want for gyros. So I moved on to using a pan and got great results. They were softer, more pliable, and prettier too. The trick for making "stuffable" gyro bread seemed to be to roll them very thin, almost too thin it might seem at first, before adding to the pan. They will poof up in the pan to the perfect thickness and the larger diameter is nice. Super recipe! Thank you, Najwa~ -
there are so many reviews on here, but I thought my comments might be helpful to someone, so I'm chiming in. So many folks had said the dough was sticky that I decided to use less oil than the recipe called for. I used 4 tablespoons instead of 6, and it was just fine. I used white wheat flour instead of AP white, and added 3 tablespoons wheat gluten. No problems there. I divided the dough into 12 pieces rather than 18, I wanted some fair-sized pitas. The first few pieces I did roll out, as the recipe instructs, but they were thinner than I'd like, so I patted the rest out by hand, and liked them much better that way. Lastly, I would add just a pinch more salt next time ... maybe just a 1/4 teaspoon. Good flavor, rose well, easy to make, would make again. Thanks!
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Mine didn't puff up either, but they were delicious. Maybe mine were a bit different because I used 1.5 cups of milk instead of water and dry milk. Thanks! -
This recipe is fantastic! They're easy to make and the yield is huge. I substituted the dry milk powder with buttermilk (only dairy I had on hand) and added some garlic powder-- Yummy!! I have a glass top stove so I tried rolling the dough out extra thin, flouring them a little, and popping them directly on the surface. Worked like a dream! Those turned out even better than using an oiled pan. I had so much extra dough I left it in the fridge for a few days, let it come to room temp and wrapped them around organic hotdogs and those turned out excellent as well. (Cook just the dogs for 2 mins in the oven first, put the finished and wrapped ones on a pan, seam side down; flip a few times until brown and voila). There's so much that can be done with this dough, it's very versatile! Thanks a million!!!!!!! :) -
there are so many reviews on here, but I thought my comments might be helpful to someone, so I'm chiming in. So many folks had said the dough was sticky that I decided to use less oil than the recipe called for. I used 4 tablespoons instead of 6, and it was just fine. I used white wheat flour instead of AP white, and added 3 tablespoons wheat gluten. No problems there. I divided the dough into 12 pieces rather than 18, I wanted some fair-sized pitas. The first few pieces I did roll out, as the recipe instructs, but they were thinner than I'd like, so I patted the rest out by hand, and liked them much better that way. Lastly, I would add just a pinch more salt next time ... maybe just a 1/4 teaspoon. Good flavor, rose well, easy to make, would make again. Thanks!
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This is so similar to the Arabic bread I use to buy in California but have not been able to find in Oregon. I cut the recipe in half, used 2 teaspoons yeast, and replaced 1/3 of the unbleached white flour with whole wheat flour. The ingredients' list is out of order and made it confusing in trying to follow the directions-especially with Step #4. All in all, this was tasty and very easy to prepare. I anticipate making this often. Thank you for sharing this recipe. cg ;)
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najwa
St. Louis, MO
Hi .. The pic is of my beautiful son, born on 2/5/2005. His name is Tariq, meaning Bright Star. As I type this, he is blowing bubbles in his water cup and watching cartoons. He whined to get this water for 15 mins and now he won't drink it, he will only play with it. Sigh..
A few days ago he came up with this song, so sing along to the tune of "Old McDonald" :
Old McTariq
Laq Laq Laq
E I E I OOOOOO
LOL I thought it was the cutest thing :-)
When I'm not running around after my son, or cleaning up the mess he makes wherever he goes, I cook and bake (my husband loves the blueberry muffins I make) and I love trying new recipes ..
I also love to read, and collect sci-fi/fantasy novels .. I have over 500 books and still counting ..
