Greek pita bread, soft, fluffy, tasty and basically an essential part of a Greek meal. This easy recipe for homemade pita bread is incredibly tasty and ready in a jiffy! You will never go back to the store-bought pitas 😉 .
The best Greek pita bread
Making your own Greek pita bread is highly recommended. The pita dough is easy to make, you just fry them in a pan and they are done. Child’s play! Next, fill the Greek pita with whatever you like. I like to serve mine alongside with some chicken gyros or shawarma, tzatziki and a Greek salad.
Traditional Greek pita bread
These flatbread are called Greek pita bread and they’re different from the ‘normal’ pita pockets. The difference is between the two is that you cut open the pita pockets and then stuff them, whereas with Greek style pita bread you stuff them and then fold them in half. You also bake them briefly in the pan where you bake the other pita pockets in the oven.
Fun fact: we might call it pita bread, but did you know that pita also means bread? So what you’re really saying is bread-bread.
Easy homemade Greek pita bread recipe
Enough chatting, time to get to work with the best homemade pita bread recipe! By the way, I highly recommend to eat them straight away, which is often the case with homemade bread, but certainly also with these pitas. Enjoy them!
Inspired to make more homemade bread recipes? Try these sesame buns or this amazing recipe for Turkish gözleme!
Ingredients
- 125 ml lukewarm water
- 7 gram dry yeast
- 75 ml milk (tepid)
- 2 tsp sugar
- 350 gram flour
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- olive oil and salt
Equipment
- Food processor with dough hook
- Big bowl
- Large frying pan
INSTRUCTIONS (how to make this recipe):
- Place the water, yeast, milk and sugar in the bowl of your food processor and leave to stand until it starts to foam.
- Add the flour, 1 tbsp olive oil, oregano, garlic powder and onion powder.
- Using the dough hook, knead to a smooth dough, adding 2 teaspoons of salt as you knead.
- Remove the dough from the bowl, drizzle with a little olive oil, form into a ball and place in the bowl. Turn the dough so that it is covered with oil and cover the bowl.
- Leave the dough to rise for 1 hour or until it has doubled in size.
- Then divide the dough into 6 equal parts and form balls.
- Take a heavy frying pan and heat it on a high heat without oil or fat.
- Roll one of the balls into a thin circle and fry on both sides until light and golden brown.
- Remove the pita from the pan, brush with a little olive oil and wrap in a clean tea towel to keep it soft and warm.
- Repeat with the remaining balls and enjoy!
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