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Easy No-Yeast Pita Bread

A stack of warm, golden-brown pita bread with subtle char marks, piled on a round wooden cutting board. A folded white kitchen towel with gray stripes rests beside it on a light marble counter.
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Craving warm, fluffy pita without the wait? This recipe delivers incredibly soft, chewy, and perfectly pocketed pita bread right on your stovetop in under an hour, no yeast required! Perfect for dipping, wraps, or as a quick side.

Ingredients

  • 350 g all-purpose flour
  • 200 ml water (hot)
  • 2 tbsp. vegetable oil 
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 tsp. granulated garlic (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, sift flour, salt, and optional granulated garlic; whisk until homogeneous.
  2. Pour hot water and vegetable oil into the flour mixture. Knead with a spoon for a couple of minutes.
  3. Transfer dough to a floured surface and knead by hand for 7-10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
  4. Cover the dough and let it rest for 20 minutes.
  5. Knead the rested dough for one minute, then roll into a log and divide into 8 equal parts. Roll each part into a ball.
  6. Cover the dough balls and let them rest for another 10 minutes.
  7. Lightly flour your work surface and roll each dough ball into a thin, even round (6-8 inches diameter). Sprinkle flour between stacked pitas.
  8. Heat a dry frying pan over medium heat.
  9. Place one pita in the hot pan. Fry for about 30 seconds until brown spots appear, then flip.
  10. Cook for another 20 seconds, then increase heat to medium-high and flip a second time. The pita should start to puff up completely.
  11. Once puffed, reduce heat to medium and flip the tortilla a third time, cooking briefly until evenly golden.
  12. Transfer the cooked pita to a plate and repeat with the remaining dough, keeping finished pitas covered to stay warm and soft.

Find it online: https://junorecipes.com/easy-no-yeast-pita-bread/