Pita Bread

I got this recipe from a friend in college, and we tried it yesterday, and they turned out great! I never really knew that you could make your own pita bread! We made chicken salad to go inside, and had it with some tator tots. It was a quick, easy, and yummy dinner. If you have any questions, let me know!

Pita Bread
Jenna Anderson


• 1 T yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 2 T sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2-3 cups flour

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Put water, sugar, and yeast in a bowl, and let stand for 10 minutes.
3. Put salt and 2 cups of flour in another bowl. Add water mixture to the flour bowl and add flour until not very sticky.
4. Knead until elasticity, about 5 minutes.
5. Let rise in a ball, about 2 minutes.
6. Pinch out 6-7 baseball size balls.
7. Put dough on a clean dish towel, and remember the order you put the balls down. Let rest AT LEAST 10 minutes. The longer you let them rest, the better they will rise in the oven, 30 minutes is best.
8. On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough starting with the ball you put down first. Roll to 1/4” thickness circles. (Make sure it is thin enough, or they will not puff up at all.)
9. Put two flat pita on the back of the cookie sheet (be sure it is sprayed), and let rest 2-4 minutes, don’t let the dough touch each other.
10. Bake about 6-8 minutes, watch for them to puff up and turn golden brown.