I remember watching my maternal grandmother kneading and baking doughs when I was young and I’ve been baking my own bread since I was eighteen or nineteen. While, I don’t consider myself an expert bread baker, I have tried many different breads, but not pita. Actually, I didn’t eat much pita preThom so there really wasn’t a reason to make my own. Since he introduced me to falafels, I find myself eating it more and more. After having made my own-the store bought stuff doesn’t stand a chance in this household any longer.
Pita couldn’t be any easier. Seriously.
My first attempt using this recipe didn’t turn out pretty. Tasted fine, but it just wouldn’t brown up or puff up. That was probably my fault. Too much flour was definitely the culprit.
My handy-dandy research assistant {aka Thom} found another recipe and video on YouTube. It seemed pretty straight forward.
And…the verdict? Success! Delicious! Easy. Flavorful. Puffy! {there was a little puffy pita dancing happening in my kitchen that night, for sure. No more store-bought pita for this girl {well…after I finish the package I froze just in case these didn’t work out ;)}
On a related note: you can find the recipe I use for hummus here.
Related note No. 2: Every time I refer to pita I can’t help think of Peeta from the Hunger Games. He was a bread baker, too. I wonder if that’s how the author came up with his name?
Love it! I wondered about the Perta reference, too. I thought it might be a Biblical reference to Peter, the rock, too. 😉 MJ
*Peeta
Looks yummy! I am totally trying it.