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Making Pitta Bread with BRITA Filtered Water
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Pitta Bread

Course Baking
Cuisine Greek Cypriot
Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 169kcal
Author The Purple Pumpkin Blog

Ingredients

  • 250 g strong white flour plus extra for dusting
  • 7 g instant yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 160 ml BRITA filtered water
  • 2 tsp olive oil plus extra for kneading

Instructions

  • In a bowl, mix together the flour, yeast and salt. Add 120ml of the BRITA filtered water and 1½ teaspoons of oil. Mix the ingredients together. Gradually add the remaining water and oil until all the flour has come away from the sides and you have a soft dough.
  • Pour a little oil onto your work surface and then knead the dough on top for 5-10 minutes. To start with the dough will be wet, but it will come together to form a smooth dough.
  • Brush a little oil inside a clean bowl and place the dough inside. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place to double in size - up to 2 hours.
  • Preheat the oven to 250C/Gas 9 and place a clean baking tray on the middle shelf to heat up.
  • Dust your work surface with flour and tip the dough onto it. Knock it back by folding it inwards over and over, then split into 6 balls. Roll into oval shapes around 0.5cm thick.
  • Dust the heated tray with a little flour and place the pita breads onto it.
  • Bake for up to 10 minutes until just browned.
  • Best served warm - be careful when splitting as hot air will be released!

    Making Pitta Bread with BRITA Filtered Water

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 390mg | Fiber: 1g