Greek pita bread

Name: Greek pita bread
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 160 ml milk (room temperature); 80 ml water (room temperature); 1 tsp white granulated sugar; 7 g yeast; 2 tbsp olive oil; 340 g strong white bread flour; 1 tsp salt and pepper mix; 1 tsp fresh chopped thyme

Nik McGuire @cook_23116684

For souvlaki/gyros. Recipe for pizza oven but can be fried. Makes 6x 100g dough balls to portion.

Nik McGuire @cook_23116684

For souvlaki/gyros. Recipe for pizza oven but can be fried. Makes 6x 100g dough balls to portion.

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Ingredients

160 mlmilk (room temperature)
80 mlwater (room temperature)
1 tspwhite granulated sugar
7 gyeast
2 tbspolive oil
340 gstrong white bread flour
1 tspsalt and pepper mix
1 tspfresh chopped thyme

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Steps

1

Combine the sugar, yeast, water and milk in a bowl. Set the bowl aside for 10 minutes. Wait for the mixture to start bubbling.
2

In a second bowl, combine the flour, salt and chopped fresh thyme leaves. Mix thoroughly.
3

Add olive oil to the yeast mixture before slowly combining with the flour mixture. Use stand mixer or knead by hand until dough is smooth.
4

Brush or spray bowl with oil and add the dough. Sprinkle some flour over the top and leave for 60 minutes to prove. Cover with a tea towel or similar. It should double in size.
5

Cut dough into 6 equal portions, approximately 100g in size. Using a rolling pin, roll dough out until approximately 30cm in size.
6

Pizza oven and frying pan fundamentals are the same - cook each size for 1-2 minutes, watching as the puff up slightly. Turn when a golden brown colour. Don’t allow to go too dark in colour.