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How to Make Fresh Homemade Pita Bread

Alexandra Stafford · alexandracooks.com · 2020 · 6

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No sugar, unlike 69% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical batch: the median of 93 pita recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • No sugar at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 0.8 to 2.5% of the flour weight).
  • Oil in the middle half of recipes: 5.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.3%.
Water: 65%, 55th percentileOil: 5.5%, 69th percentileSugar: 0%, 15th percentileSalt: 2%, 61st percentileYeast: 1.6%, 60th percentileWaterOilSugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 2 cups (256 grams) all-purpose flour, plus more for sprinkling256 g
  • 1 teaspoon (5 grams) kosher salt5 g
  • 1 teaspoon (4 grams) instant yeast, see notes above4 g
  • a scant 3/4 cup (165 grams) lukewarm water165 g
  • 1 tablespoon (14 grams) olive oil, plus more for drizzling14 g

flour 256 gbatter 444 g

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 93 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Water65% · 55th percentile
  • Oil5.5% · 69th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 15th percentile
  • Salt2% · 61st percentile
  • Yeast1.6% · 60th percentile

Oven

Temperature
550°F / 290°C
median 475°F
Time
not stated
median 14 minutes

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