Name: Baby Pitas Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 cups water; 1 cup warm water; 1 cup almond milk; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 tsp dry yeast; 1 tsp sugar

Baby Pitas Recipe

Beryle Kirk Modified: March 5, 2024

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How To Make Baby Pitas

Skip the store-bought pita bread and learn to make your own at home. This recipe makes these adorable baby pitas that’s perfect to serve as appetizers.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Resting Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Total: 2 hours 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4cupswater
1cupwarm water
1cupalmond milk,or warm milk
1tspsalt
1tspextra virgin olive oil
2tspdry yeast
1tspsugar

Instructions

Activate yeast by mixing it into warm water with sugar until bubbles form. Once activated, mix with sifted flour. Then, add the rest of the ingredients, (salt last).
Knead dough well, 10 to 15 minutes. This should create a slightly sticky dough.
Drizzle oil into the bowl and let rise for 2 hours, covered, with plastic wrap and a towel.
Roll dough into balls. Then, form these balls into 1.5-inch (3 cm) baby pitas (should not be too thin).
Cover dough balls with a towel and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven with a pizza pan inside on 500 degrees F on the bottom rack and place 3 to 4 pitas at a time. When puffed, flip and spin.
Cover with a towel to keep soft. When ready, let cool and serve.
Serve with homemade hummus or dip in olive oil and za’atar!
Enjoy!