Make Pita Bread - It's Easy!

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.

Mix together the starter, water, evaporated milk, and melted butter or oil.

Add the all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour to the mixture.

Let the dough autolyse for one hour.

Add salt and mix or fold to incorporate.

Bulk ferment for 4-6 hours or until doubled in size.

Divide the dough into 115-130 gram pieces for average-sized pitas.

Roll into balls and let rest for 5-10 minutes.

Roll out the pieces of dough to about 1/4 inch thick.

Let the dough proof again for about 30-40 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees with a hot stone inside.

Gently stretch the dough and place it onto the hot stone in the oven.

Bake for 4 minutes on each side until puffed up.

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