Easy Homemade Lebanese Pita Bread Recipe

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour is more nutritious, while all-purpose flour is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier, while vegetable oil is usually cheaper.

Add warm water, yeast, and sugar into a bowl and stir vigorously.

Wait for 15 minutes until bubbles form in the yeast mixture.

Add all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, olive oil, and salt to the bubbly yeast mixture.

Mix on low speed for about 3 minutes, then on medium for 5 to 8 minutes until the dough is done.

Scrape the dough away from the sides of the mixing bowl, drizzle with olive oil, cover, and let it rise for about an hour until doubled in size.

Transfer the dough onto a work surface and divide it into eight even pieces.

Cut the dough like a pizza pie to divide it evenly.

Preheat the oven to 500°F (260°C) with a pizza stone or baking sheet on the middle rack.

Round each piece into a ball and tuck in any ends underneath.

Place the dough balls on a surface with enough space to double and cover with a wet towel to rest for about 15 minutes.

Place a dough ball onto a 7-inch parchment square and flour the rolling pin as needed.

Roll each dough ball into a circle all the way to the edge of the parchment paper until super thin.

Cover the rolled circles to prevent them from drying out.

Place the dough circles on the pizza stone and bake until puffed for about 2 to 3 minutes.

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