How to make flat bread / 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 2.5 deciliters of water to a bowl.

Add 15 grams of fresh yeast and 0.5 tablespoon of sugar to the water and stir.

Add white all-purpose flour and a pinch of salt to the mixture and stir again.

Knead the dough with your hands until it is soft and sticky.

Remove excess flour and return the dough to the bowl.

Add some oil to the dough and finish mixing.

Let the dough rest for about 15 minutes at room temperature.

Sprinkle flour on the working surface and roll the dough in flour.

Divide the dough into approximately equal pieces and shape them into bowls by pulling the edges to the center.

Place the shaped dough in a well-floured baking tray in a zigzag position.

Cover the dough with a dishcloth or plastic film and let it rest for about 10 minutes.

Stretch the dough with fingers from the middle toward the ends and let it rise for another 10 to 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 300°C.

Sprinkle some flour on top of the dough before baking.

Bake the dough for 10 to 15 minutes, avoiding opening the oven in the first 10 minutes.

Cover the baked bread with a dishcloth and let it cool for about 10 minutes.

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