Pita Bread

Method

1. 1

   Stir the yeast, honey and water together in a bowl and wait 10 minutes.

2. 2

   Add the mixture to the flour in a large bowl and knead the dough for 5 to 10 minutes, until you have a smooth ball.

3. 3

   Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for 1 hour somewhere warm — a turned-off oven works well. After an hour it should have doubled or tripled in volume.

4. 4

   Knead the dough again for a minute or two, then cut it into portions of about 70 g.

5. 5

   Roll each portion out with a rolling pin to a thickness of 3 to 5 mm.

6. 6

   Let the pitas rest for 5 to 10 minutes before baking them.

7. 7

   Take a pan on high heat and bake each pita until it is golden on both sides.

8. 8

   Pita bread is very good with kafta, hummus or shakshuka — my shakshuka recipe is on this site.