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    Home » Lunches » Sandwiches

    Homebaked Pita Bread – Something You Must Bake At Least Once

    Published: Nov 12, 2010 · Modified: Dec 17, 2022 by Jessica Fisher

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    When I was in high school, my girl friends and I packed pita bread sandwiches all. the. time. We filled the pocket breads with chopped meats and cheeses, lettuce, cucumbers, and tomatoes and then packed salad dressing to add at the last minute. It wasn’t really “cool” to pack a lunch, but we were all on a budget, even then, and found a way to have a “cool” lunch regardless.

    Forget the fact that we hunkered down by the lockers to eat our lunches, lest any cooler kids spy us.

    I don’t buy pita bread any more — not since I first baked it at home. It’s a little time intensive, but so good! And it’s so fun to watch the rounds of dough puff in the oven, creating a pocket. It really works!

    Making homemade pita breads is a little bit of a long process, but the result is fun and the puffing is cool. Enjoy your pita breads for gyros, sandwiches, or as a side dish. So good!

    Homebaked Pita Bread | Good Cheap Eats

    How to make this good and cheap:

    Here are some of the strategies you can use to make this recipe more economical:

    • Stock up on ingredients when they are on sale. When I find regular kitchen staples on sale, I buy a lot. I’m currently using a price book to track prices and that’s saving me money. For this recipe, keeping an eye on the price of flour can help keep the price down.
    • Buying in bulk – I’ve started buying cases of flour from Bob’s Red Mill in order to get the best price on high quality flours.

    How I make this recipe easy:

    This recipe really couldn’t be easier than it is, but having the right kitchen tools can really make your time in the kitchen more enjoyable. Over time, I’ve honed my collection so that they are perfect for my needs.

    Here are the tools that I use for this recipe:

    • stand mixer – super helpful for mixing dough.
    • bench knife – I love this tool for easily cutting dough into pieces.
    • sheet pans – I LOVE my set of steel sheet pans. They make such a difference in baking.

    stack of pita breads near orange napkin

    Homebaked Pita Bread

    Pita Bread will take on a whole new identity when you bake it yourself. Print off this recipe for Homebaked Pita Bread and bake someone happy.
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    Course: Bread
    Cuisine: Mediterranean
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 156kcal
    Author: Jessica Fisher

    Ingredients

    • 1 ¼ cup water warmed
    • 1 teaspoon honey
    • 2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast
    • 3 cup unbleached, all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup whole wheat flour
    • ½ teaspoon salt

    Instructions

    To make the dough in a stand mixer:

    • In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, place the water, honey, and yeast. Allow the yeast to proof for five minutes. Add the flours and salt. Mix with the dough hook until a smooth dough ball forms. Transfer the dough to a greased bowl and cover with a tea towel. Let rise until doubled in bulk.

    To make the dough in a bread machine:

    • Alternatively, you can use a bread machine. In the bread machine pan, place ingredients in the order recommended by the manufacturer. In my case, that means liquids first, then dry ingredients with yeast last. Set on dough cycle.
    • When the dough is ready, remove dough to lightly floured surface. Preheat the oven to 450 °.
    • Divide the dough into 12 equal-sized pieces. Roll into balls. Roll each ball into a 5-inch circle and rest on floured kitchen towel. Continue process. until all 12 pieces are rolled.
    • Place two rounds on a baking sheet and bake for 2 minutes. Flip and bake another 1 ½ to 2 minutes. Do not brown. Dough will puff during baking. Cool on a rack.
    • Continue the process, allowing oven to reheat for another couple minutes in between batches. Serve immediately. These taste best the day they are made.

    Notes

    Nutritional values are approximate and based on 1 pita bread.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. jasi

      February 12, 2013 at 8:56 pm

      im a minimalist. and i probably shouldn’t be eating bread but it’s so darned easy to make once you’ve done it a few times. the first is a little tricky and i was SO nervous, but it’s cake now (easier even). i made pita tonight with one bowl, a cookie sheet and a piece of parchment as my tools. about 20 min of actual work broken down over 3 hours. super simple. try it a few times without your bread maker and you’ll see you don’t even need that clunky old thing!

      Reply
    2. Christine

      September 16, 2012 at 11:15 am

      Mine did not puff! Do you think that means my yeast is dead?

      So disappointing…

      Reply
      • Jessica

        September 16, 2012 at 1:10 pm

        @Christine, sad! It’s either that or your oven wasn’t hot enough? Were they good without the puffing?

        Reply
        • Christine

          September 16, 2012 at 3:01 pm

          @Jessica, They are still good! Can’t wait for your book to arrive, by the way… I preordered!

        • Jessica

          September 16, 2012 at 3:04 pm

          @Christine, glad to hear that not all was lost! And thanks for your support!

      • jasi

        February 12, 2013 at 8:57 pm

        @Christine, probably not hot enough. let the tray heat in the oven before you add the pita. if your yeast gets foamy in the beginning, you should be all good. =D

        Reply
    3. Stacy

      April 25, 2012 at 11:37 pm

      I have an old bread machine given to me recently by my MIL. It has a cycle called “dough” (which I think just mixes it up) or “dough+first rise”. I’m new to the bread machine world, so when you say “dough cycle,” do you mean just mixing it up, or including the first rise?

      Reply
      • Jessica

        April 26, 2012 at 7:49 am

        @Stacy, every manufacturer is different, but you should be able to find the manual online. My dough cycle = dough + first rise.

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        • Stacy

          April 26, 2012 at 7:47 pm

          @Jessica, Thanks, I didn’t see your reply before starting it (usually it sends me an email but not this time, so I’m just seeing this), so I assumed it was what you said above and tried it. I used a somewhat different recipe from my bread machine book, but I used your pictures as guidelines. They turned out very well. I’m so happy that they even seemed like pita bread at all much less being good. 🙂 I would definitely do this again–thanks for the idea.

        • Jessica

          April 27, 2012 at 9:01 pm

          @Stacy, glad it worked out for you!

    4. Amanda Y.

      April 12, 2012 at 8:21 am

      Would like to see/hear about recipe without dough/bread machine

      Reply
      • JessieLeigh

        April 13, 2012 at 5:49 am

        @Amanda Y., Jessica gives a good outline of difrections for w/o a bread machine in her reply to comment #1. 🙂 Hope that helps! (I make pitas without a bread machine frequently and I’ve never had difficulties.)

        Reply
    5. Pam

      February 12, 2012 at 8:50 am

      Do you not use any type of oil in your recipe? I by no means am an expert but I am curious why there’s no fat or oil. Without it, it seems more like crackers.

      Reply
      • Jessica

        February 12, 2012 at 9:12 am

        I am not an expert, either. But, I’ve seen recipes that do and some that don’t have oil. The oil would make it softer. But these never last past a day anyway. Everyone eats them up right away.

        Reply
    6. Micha

      October 02, 2011 at 6:29 pm

      Now I am going to have to try your pita recipe. It’s my current favorite bread to bake.

      Reply
    7. chris kaser

      January 27, 2011 at 12:33 pm

      just made the pita bread. had to adjust my time for 1/2 min longer for them to puff. i baked them on a pampered chef pizza stone 3 at a time. did not put flour on the stone

      Reply
    8. Amy

      January 21, 2011 at 3:58 pm

      Made these today and they turned out great. I had a hard time getting the first batch to “puff”. For the second batch, I cooked them closer to the top of the oven and that did the trick. The poofed right away! We are filling ours with mediterranean salad tonight for dinner!

      Reply
    9. HOlly

      January 11, 2011 at 11:50 am

      is it safe to use the honey in the recipe when baking for a 19mnth old to consume. Have always been told not to use honey with a 2 year old or younger. Any thoughts?

      Reply
      • Jessica

        January 11, 2011 at 2:54 pm

        My doctors always said that if it was baked it was fine. But, you can use the same amount of sugar if you want to be on the safe side.

        Reply
        • Carol B.

          October 22, 2013 at 10:15 am

          My pediatrician told me at our 12 month visit that honey was okay now, and that the real danger for babies was in fact the raw honey (which is better otherwise!). So the 19 month old would probably be fine either way, I’d imagine.

          (Funny thing, when I was a baby, they told my mom to dip my pacifier in honey. Guess it’s a good thing I was okay. >.<)

          LOVE this site, Jessica!!!

        • Jessica Fisher

          October 22, 2013 at 11:32 am

          Thanks for your kind words!

    10. Fleur

      January 07, 2011 at 10:36 pm

      Great recipe – lots of fun watching them puff up! Unfortuantely only about 1/2 of mine puffed – not sure why? Even though some didn’t work quite right they still tasted great! I served mine with a great vegie curry – delicious! I will definately try these again.

      Reply
    11. Susan

      November 15, 2010 at 5:09 pm

      I can’t wait to make these! My kids are gonna flip – I love it! Thanks for the great recipe.

      Reply
    12. Kadee

      November 15, 2010 at 10:29 am

      I love homemade pitas! I like using mine (if they last long enough with my 3 kiddos) to make pita pizzas. I open them up, top each side with sauce, cheese, and veggies, then pop in the toaster oven for about 10 minutes. Yum!

      Reply
    13. coleen

      November 15, 2010 at 7:33 am

      I’ve made them before and they are yummy. I’m not good at rolling out dough into rounds so I had some funky shapes. I use the “ugly” ones for chips….spritz with a little olive oil and sprinkle a little flake salt or some herbs and toast in the oven. They are a hit!

      Reply
    14. Cori

      November 13, 2010 at 10:22 pm

      If you are interested in making more of a flat bread you don’t need to poke it with a fork. You just roll it out a little thicker. They are great dipped in a mix of honey and butter!

      Reply
    15. amy

      November 13, 2010 at 1:28 pm

      I love homemade pitas! A recipe similar to this and the froze really well. When I would take them from the freezer and let them rest on the counter you couldn’t tell a difference between ones made that day or a month ago!

      My recipe you baked on a cooling rack and don’t flip. I want to try this way for sure!! What do you use to flip them without them deflating?

      Reply
    16. Dana

      November 13, 2010 at 10:32 am

      I have had pita on my list of things to make for awhile. We like to make pita chips with olive oil, italian seasoning, s&p, garlic powder and parmesan cheese. They taste and smell amazing!

      Reply
    17. Amy

      November 12, 2010 at 8:31 pm

      These look great! I would like a pita recipe for gyros, but I would prefer a pocketless pita. Do you think it would work if I poked them with a fork before baking?

      Reply
      • Jessica

        November 12, 2010 at 9:37 pm

        I don’t know why not. This is what we use for gyros, just as is.

        Reply
      • Megan P.

        November 13, 2010 at 11:41 am

        @Amy,

        Amy, try finding a flat bread recipe if the forking doesn’t work. I love fresh pita but I don’t care for the store pita too much so I buy flat bread for our gyros. Hope it helps!

        Reply
    18. Deborah

      November 12, 2010 at 12:17 pm

      Do these freeze well? I am wondering if I could make a double batch and have them when needed? We love pitas with chicken or tuna salad and lots of veggies inside.

      Reply
      • Jessica

        November 12, 2010 at 9:37 pm

        I haven’t tried. We eat 12 up in a matter of minutes. But, let me know if you try it!

        Reply
        • AllieZirkle

          November 16, 2010 at 12:05 pm

          @Jessica, we have had success freezing these & defrosting in the fridge. You do lose a bit of the softness but the store bought are rarely soft. Make sure to add in a paper towel to the defrosting pitas because the ice crystals will cause a soggy pita. The frozen/ defrosted soggy pitas are great candidates for pita chips so not to worry, you won’t lose a good thing either way.

          🙂 Allie

        • Gina

          November 29, 2010 at 10:05 am

          @AllieZirkle, you have recommendations on how to MAKE pita chips out of these? 🙂

    19. Jenifer Samaha

      November 12, 2010 at 8:17 am

      We devour pita bread in our house (hubby is Arabic). I’ve never thought of making my own! I will definitely have to try it.

      We eat pita bread with falafels, a yummy sheep’s cheese called Halloum (you can find it at Arabic & Mediterranean grocers. In fact, my kids are eating some right now for breakfast!), we dip pita in a Mediterranean oregano mixture called Zatar.

      Reply
      • Dana

        November 13, 2010 at 10:30 am

        @Jenifer Samaha, We love Zatar too. I like to grill the bread with olive oil and Zatar. So good with hummus.

        Reply
    20. Ashley

      November 12, 2010 at 8:10 am

      Those look so good! I love pita bread but have never made it. What would you suggest for the gal that doesn’t have a bread machine? I am really interested in baking my own breads but don’t have a machine yet.

      Reply
      • Jessica

        November 12, 2010 at 8:12 am

        @Ashley, If you normally bake bread, you’ll probably be able to make this easily without a bread machine. Proof the yeast in the water (warmed) and honey. Stir in the flours and salt. Knead until a smooth dough is formed, adding flour if necessary. Place in a greased bowl and let rise about an hour or until doubled in bulk. Then follow the baking directions in the recipe.

        Reply
        • Ashley

          November 12, 2010 at 10:48 am

          @Jessica, Thank you!! My husband is a total bread lover. I think he will really love this recipe!

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