Wholemeal Pita bread

Name: Wholemeal Pita bread
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Ingredients: 500 ml, water (luke warm water); 2 tsp, caster sugar; 2 tsp, dried active yeast; 360 g, strong wholemeal flour; 350 g, plain flour (keeping extra on hand for dusting and rolling); 2 tsp, salt; 2 tsp. honey; 2 tbsp, extra virgin olive oil

3 steps

Prep:1h 15minCook:30min

These flatbreads last me so long. I tend to put nine in a freezer bag, to serve from frozen I reheat for 8 minutes in a 220°c fan oven.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:27:52 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories236.7 kcal (12%)

Total Fat3.4 g (5%)

Carbs45.7 g (18%)

Sugars1.9 g (2%)

Protein7.1 g (14%)

Sodium389.1 mg (19%)

Fiber4.1 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

500mlwater

luke warm water

2 tspcaster sugar

2 tspdried active yeast

360gstrong wholemeal flour

350gplain flour

keeping extra on hand for dusting and rolling

2 tspsalt

2 tsphoney

2 Tbspextra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Dissolve sugar into a measuring jug with lukewarm water. Whisk in the yeast, leaving to froth, then whisk and leave again.

Step 2

Add all other ingredients to a large bowl, then pour in the contents of the measuring jug until combined to a sticky consistency.

Step 3

Gently knead and leave to prove in an oiled bowl for an hour; then separate into equally sized dough balls and batch cook, rolling each to 1/2 cm thickness and placing into a 220°c fan oven for 4-6 mins.