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Sourdough Pita Bread Recipe

baking-sense.com · 2020 · 8 pitas

Against 93 pita recipes

No yeast, unlike 93% of recipes and more sugar than 89%.

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How it compares

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

  • No yeast at all, where 93% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 1.9% of the flour weight).
  • More sugar than 89% of recipes: 3.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.8%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • Less water than 81% of recipes: 58% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 63%.
  • More oil than 79% of recipes: 7.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.3%.
Water: 58%, 18th percentileOil: 7.3%, 81st percentileSugar: 3.6%, 90th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 77th percentileYeast: 0%, 3rd percentileWaterOilSugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 8 oz active sourdough starter (1 cup (100% hydration))227 g
  • 8 oz warm water (1 cup)227 g
  • 13 ¾ oz bread flour (2 ¾ cups, see note)390 g
  • 1 oz olive oil (2 tablespoons)28 g
  • ½ oz granulated sugar (1 tablespoon)14 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons table salt≈ 9 g

flour 390 gbatter 895 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

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

  • Water58% · 18th percentile
  • Oil7.3% · 81st percentile
  • Sugar3.6% · 90th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 77th percentile
  • Yeast0% · 3rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
450°F / 230°C
median 475°F
Time
20 minutes
median 14 minutes

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