Arabic bread
Description
Tasty baked goods for the whole family. Making Arabic bread "Pita" is very simple; follow the step‑by‑step instructions for the recipe and follow the recommendations—especially the proportions and temperature settings. Even if the flatbread doesn’t puff up much during baking, which can happen due to uneven oven heating, it will still develop the characteristic "pocket", and even without that, the flatbread is very tasty.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
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Step 2
Divide the warm water into two parts, add salt to one, and to the other part add yeast and sugar, stirring until the ingredients dissolve.
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Step 3
Sift the flour into the mixing bowl.
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Step 4
Make a well in the flour, pour in the contents of both bowls, and mix with the flour.
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Step 5
Add olive oil, knead the dough, and knead it well by hand.
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Step 6
Brush the dough with the remaining olive oil.
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Step 7
Cover the dough with a towel, place it in a warm spot to ferment for 1 hour.
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Step 8
After an hour, divide the dough into 10 equal parts, roll each into a ball, cover with plastic wrap, and let it proof for 30 minutes.
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Step 9
Preheat the oven in advance, together with the baking sheet, so they heat up well before baking. Roll out the dough into a flatbread with a diameter of 12-15 centimeters.
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Step 10
Place the flatbreads on a baking sheet, bake at 200 °C for 10 minutes.
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Step 11
Take one batch of flatbreads out of the oven and immediately send another batch to bake.
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Step 12
When baking bread, a cavity “pocket” forms inside it, which can be cut open and filled with various fillings—sauces, salads, hummus, herbs, anything you like—and it turns out very tasty.