- 3 cups Whole wheat flour
- 1¼ cup Waterwarm
- ½ tbsp Active dry yeast
- 1-1½ tbsp Olive oil
- ½ tbsp Salt
- 1 pinch Sugar
Whole Wheat Pita Bread
I make this Whole Wheat Pita Bread recipe regularly when I feel like making healthy lunches or to accompany hummus or baba ganoush dips. You don’t have to fear making your own pita bread – it’s actually really simple and fun too! Plus, you get to enjoy the bread once it is cooked!
Make dough by mixing flour, water, sugar, yeast, salt and some olive oil. Knead until you have a moist and soft dough which is also smooth and springy. Once the dough has doubled in size, you are ready to shape and cook the pitas. Make sure your oven is hot to bake these – around 480 ºF!
To make Whole Wheat Pita Bread, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Whole Wheat Pita Bread
1 | Combine yeast, water and sugar | 15 |
Dissolve a pinch of sugar in 1 cup of the warm water in a small bowl. Stir in ½ tablespoon of yeast and set to one side for 10-15 minutes at room temperature. | ||
2 | Mix flour, salt, oil and water | 2 |
Mix 3 cups of whole wheat flour, ½ a tablespoon of salt, and 1-1½ tablespoons of olive oil with a wooden spoon in a large bowl. Add the remaining ¼ cup of warm water. | ||
3 | Add dissolved yeast | 1 |
Once the yeast has started to bubble, add it to the flour mixture. | ||
4 | Knead dough | 5 |
Knead until you have a soft, smooth dough. | ||
5 | Leave to proof | 2h |
Add a drizzle of olive oil to a clean bowl. Place the dough in the bowl and pour some olive oil over the dough. Cover the bowl with a kitchen town and leave to proof at room temperature for 1-2 hours until the dough doubles in size. | ||
6 | Heat oven | |
Preheat the oven to 480 ºF with a baking sheet in it. | ||
7 | Shape the pitas | 2 |
Place the dough on a lightly floured working surface & gently knock the air from the dough. Form 10 medium sized balls from the dough, keep them covered to prevent from drying out. | ||
8 | Roll out pita breads | 30 |
Carefully roll each dough ball into 6-inch round circles with about ¼-inch thickness. Cover the pita breads loosely with the kitchen towel and leave to rest for 20 minutes at room temperature. | ||
9 | Bake | 5 |
Place the pitas on a heated baking sheet and bake for 4-5 minutes until light brown and puffed up. | ||
10 | Serve | |
Serve warm with your favorite dip such as hummus or baba ganoush. | ||
Recipe Reviews
Reply to Samir:
Hi, Samir, we are sorry to hear you had an issue with this recipe. Whole wheat flour can be tricky, depending on the brand of flour you use, how you measure, and the humidity in your kitchen. We recommend aerating the flour and then spooning it into a measuring cup and leveling it with a knife for the best accuracy. This recipe uses an 80% hydration technique, which means the dough should feel soft and slightly tacky to the touch. So you can add more water, but only just enough to make the dough start to form a ball of dough.
All these reviews are nice, but no one mentioned that the measurements of water are wrong . I had to add more warm water to the dough hoping it will come out good. Right now it is proofing. Wish me good luck. :-)
This was soooo good I followed every step exactly and kneaded the dough for a bit longer too.
5 stars for the taste and because it's my all time favorite chief, Bethany <3
Used this pita bread for taco Tuesday, even better than taco bread and goes great with beef and cheese.
Bread is usually a hard thing to make because there's so much to it and if you get the ingridents wrong or the timing it can go up in flames.. would not recommend bread recipes to beginners
Delicious bread! Happy I don't have to go seeking for a freshly made batch at the store since i can make it myself now.
Homemade pita bread has never been so easy to make, the pictures really helped too.
Always flour your hands too before you start kneading the dough!
Used this pita bread for taco Tuesday, even better than taco bread and goes great with beef and cheese.
It was yummy but needed to bake it a little longer mine was undercooked when i pulled it out after 5 minutes, but after another 5 it was fine so a good 10 minutes might be better for some.
I brushed the top of mine with some olive oil for it to be slightly brown-- also gave it a good taste so that's a plus haha.
Great side dish for some pasta i served mine with the pasta puttanesca..sooo tasty omg.
Ooh mama this was good, some sweet straweberry jam slapped inside and you got yourself the best kind of snack.
Lovely recipe and simple to follow will be trying out a lot more things from this website.
I made this and it turned out wonderful! thank you for sharing.
Definitely my new favorite pita bread recipe.
Super good my daughter helped me make mine and she tried shaping it into a heart :)
The smell from the oven is heaven scent.. going to make some amazing sandwiches out of this bread.
I brushed the top of mine with some olive oil for it to be slightly brown-- also gave it a good taste so that's a plus haha.
Baked to perfection no flaws just some good pita bread.
First time ever making my own bread I hope it goes well.
Vegan pita bread!! Loved it so much.
Mine didn't puff up at all not sure what i'm missing but it was very flat and never got a nice thick doughy feel in the middle.
It's my favorite quick bread recipe!
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