Puffy and Chewy Pita Bread with All-Purpose Flour

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I was amazed at the pita bread I ate in a Turkish store, so I came up with this recipe for a puffy pita using the same dough as naan.

The tips for puffy pita are to allow the surface to dry a bit after rolling, bake them with the bottom moist side up, and to bake at a high temperature for a short amount of time.
By adding baking powder, I was able to get the dough to puff up nicely. Recipe by Kuminchan

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Ingredients

3 servings
  1. 160 gramsAll-purpose flour
  2. 1 tspBaking powder
  3. 18 tspSalt
  4. 90 mlLukewarm water
  5. 1/2 tspDry yeast
  6. 10 gramsHoney
  7. 10 gramsOlive oil

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Add dry yeast and honey to boiling water cooled to the touch, then let sit for 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.

  3. 3

    Add the yeast mixture and knead with your hands. When well incorporated, add olive oil.

  4. 4

    Knead until smooth, wrap in plastic wrap, put in a double boiler and allow it to rise (until it rises 1.5 times higher).

  5. 5

    Lightly knead, then cut into thirds with a knife. Cover with a damp kitchen towel, then let sit for 10 minutes.

  6. 6

    With a rolling pin, roll out to 15-cm diameter circles. Place on parchment paper, cover with a dry kitchen towel, then let sit for 15 minutes.

  7. 7

    Place a piece of parchment paper over the dough, flip them over onto it, then bake in oven preheated to 230°C for 2 to 3 minutes.

  8. 8

    Remove them when they puff up, then cover with a damp towel until the cool. Transfer to stock bags once they cool.

  9. 9

    Lightly reheat in the oven then load them up.

  10. 10

    I enjoyed mine with such fillings as Spicy Meat for Taco Rice (See.

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