Homemade Pita Pockets

Pita Bread Recipe Easy

T is back with another great idea, Homemade Pita Pockets

Since I have started my weight loss journey, I have found myself eating pita pocket bread to manage my portion sizes. I have also found myself looking under rocks for coupons.

Since I don’t currently have any coupons, I figured I better start cooking. I decided to try my hand at making my own homemade pita bread.

It’s cheaper and I know what is going into it. To make your pockets a little bit healthier, you could always use a whole wheat flour to make whole wheat pita bread or add olive oil. Let’s begin . . .

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Homemade Pita Pockets

Ingredients

1 1/8 cups of warm water
1 tblspn vegetable oil or olive oil
1 1/2 tsp of sugar
1 tsp salt
3 cups of all purpose flour (You can mix the flour between wheat and white. You can substitute the type that works for your family
1 1/2 tsp fast active dry yeast

Instructions

I used a bread machine to make my Pita bread but you could always choose to do it by hand. If you want to do it by hand.

For hand users:

Add the dry yeast, sugar, and warm water in a bowlIn a separate bowl, mix the flour and salt.
When the yeast mixture foams, add the oil and flour mixture to the foamy mix
Knead by hand until the dough becomes smooth and elastic
Roll the dough out with a little flour
Take the dough out of the machine or bowl and roll it out the long way. I used a little flour to make this step go smoothly
Cut the dough into 8 pieces
Let the pita bread dough sit for 20-30 minutes in an airtight environment.
When it rises, you are ready to cook your pita bread Gently mash the dough down into a disc like shape. Limit the amount of handling when working with this dough. You do NOT want to use a rolling pin on this dough unless your goal is to make a chip
Either cook the disk like dough in a skillet (gently browning on each side) OR lay the dough on the rack in your oven and bake on 350 degrees until done.
Cut these pockets in half and split them. You have your Pita Pockets

For bread, machine users: Add the ingredients to your bread machine as directed by the manufacturer. My bread machine asks for the ingredients to be added in the manner I listed above.
Choose the dough setting and return when the bread is done rising
Take the dough out of the machine or bowl and roll it out the long way. I used a little flour to make this step go smoothly
Cut the dough into 8 pieces
Let the pita bread dough sit for 20-30 minutes in an airtight environment.
When it rises, you are ready to cook your pita bread Gently mash the dough down into a disc like shape. Limit the amount of handling when working with this dough. You do NOT want to use a rolling pin on this dough unless your goal is to make a chip
Either cook the disk like dough in a skillet (gently browning on each side) OR lay the dough on the rack in your oven and bake on 350 degrees until done.
Cut these pockets in half and split them. You have your Pita Pockets

Pita Pocket Easy Recipe

1 1/8 cups of warm water
1 tblspn vegetable oil or olive oil
1 1/2 tsp of sugar
1 tsp salt
3 cups of all purpose flour (You can mix the white flour with wheat. You can substitute the type that works for your family
1 1/2 tsp fast active dry yeast

I used a bread machine to make my Pita sandwich bread but you could always choose to do it by hand.

If you want to do it by hand:

Let the yeast proof by adding the dry yeast, sugar, and lukewarm water in a bowl.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour and salt.
When the yeast mixture foams, add the oil and flour mixture to the foamy mix.
Knead by hand until the dough ball becomes smooth and elastic.
Roll the dough out on a clean work surface with a floured rolling pin and start the final steps.

Before we get to the final steps, our bread machine users need to catch up.

Add the ingredients to your bread machine as directed by the manufacturer.

My bread machine asks for the ingredients to be added in the manner I listed above.

Choose the dough setting and return when the bread is done rising.

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Final Steps:

Take the dough out of the machine or bowl and roll out pitas the long way. I used a little flour to make this step go smoothly.

Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces.

Let the pita bread dough rest for 20-30 minutes in an airtight environment and a room temperature or warm place.

Wait for the dough rise, then you’re ready to cook your pita homemade bread.

Gently mash the piece of dough down into a dough circle disc like shape. Limit the amount of handling when working with this dough.

You do NOT want to use a rolling pin on this pita dough unless your goal is to make homemade pita chips!

Either cook the disk like dough in a skillet (gently browning on each side) OR lay the dough on the rack in your hot oven and the pita bread bakes at 350 degrees f until done.

Cut these warm pita pockets in half and split them.

There you have your own Pita Bread Pockets!

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Greek pita sandwiches with feta cheese extra virgin olive oil ripe olives and cherry tomatoes
A grilled cheese sandwich for this quick sandwich all you need is cheese
Pita pizzas sandwich for this pita sandwich recipe you need fresh herbs tomato sauce and small pieces of pepperoni
Cucumber pita sandwiches for this delicious lunch option you need green onions greek yogurt fresh dill and cucumbers
Mexican sandwich for this pita bread sandwich you need ground beef sour cream shredded cheese tomatoes red bell pepper and green pepper
Chicken pita pockets with tomato slices lettuce leaves small onion slices chicken breast and creamy ranch dressing
Chicken avocado pita sandwich with chicken avocado cream cheese or yogurt sauce fresh lemon juice red onion and lettuce