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Spelt Pita

King Arthur Test Kitchen · kingarthurbaking.com · 8 servings

Against 93 pita recipes

No sugar, unlike 69% of recipes and less yeast than 76%.

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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).
  • Less yeast than 76% of recipes: 0.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%, about half as much.
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
  • Water in the middle half of recipes: 71% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 63%.
Water: 71%, 73rd percentileOil: 4.3%, 50th percentileSugar: 0%, 15th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 23rd percentileYeast: 0.5%, 20th percentileWaterOilSugarSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (6)

  • 2 cups (198g) spelt flour198 g
  • 1 cup (227g) lukewarm water227 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast≈ 1.6 g
  • 1 cup (120g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour120 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon table salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil≈ 14 g

flour 318 gbatter 565 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.

  • Water71% · 73rd percentile
  • Oil4.3% · 50th percentile
  • Sugar0% · 15th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 23rd percentile
  • Yeast0.5% · 20th percentile

Oven

Temperature
500°F / 260°C
median 475°F
Time
5 minutes
median 14 minutes

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