Description
A delightful recipe for soft and fluffy Greek pitas, perfect for dipping or wrapping with your favorite fillings.
Ingredients
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- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (plus more for the surface)
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅓ cup warm milk
- ⅓ cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (plus more for the bowl and cooking)
Instructions
- Combine the flour, yeast, and salt in a large bowl.
- Pour in the warm milk and water, mixing until everything comes together.
- Add the olive oil and knead the dough in the bowl until it forms a ball.
- Drizzle some olive oil into a clean bowl, rub it over the interior, place the dough inside, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rest for an hour.
- Dust your surface with flour, gently remove the dough from the bowl, and cut it into 8 equal-sized pieces.
- Stretch each piece into a circle and roll it out to about a ¼ inch thick.
- Heat a cast iron pan over high heat and drizzle in 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
- Place one rolled pita into the pan and cook for about a minute, then flip and cook the other side until golden.
- Repeat with the remaining pitas and drizzle with melted garlic and herb butter if desired.
Notes
Feel free to customize with herbs or cheese for different flavors.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pita
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 170mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg