Best Ever Greek Pita

4.89 from 9 votes

This Greek pita recipe is pillowy soft, fluffy, and tender, making it the perfect base for virtually any Mediterranean meal. Use it for gyros, dips, or even as a twist on your regular sandwich wrap.

Prep Time10

Cook Time8

Resting Time1

Total Time1 18

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: Greek

Keyword: easy pita recipe, Greek pita, Greek side dish, pita bread, pita recipe

Servings: pita bread

Calories: 124kcal

Author: Lena Gladstone

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ½ cups all purpose flour plus more for surface
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon kosher salt
⅓ cup milk warm
⅓ cup water warm
2 tablespoons olive oil plus more for the bowl and cooking

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, yeast, and salt, mix to combine.
Add the warm milk and water and mix to combine.
Lastly, add the olive oil and knead the dough in the bowl for a few minutes until the dough forms together into a ball.
Add some olive oil to a bowl, using a brush or your fingers, rub the oil all over the bowl, then add the dough.
Cover with a plastic wrap and let it rest for an hour until it rises and doubles in size.
Dust your surface with some flour. Remove the dough from the bowl. Cut into 8 equal-sized pieces.
Using your hands, gently stretch each piece of dough to a circle, and then using a rolling pin, roll it out to about a ¼ inch thick circle.
Using your hands, gently stretch each piece of dough to a circle about 7-8 inches wide.
Heat a cast iron pan over high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Add one stretched pita to the pan. Cook for about a minute. Drizzle a little oil on top and flip, cook on the other side for another minute.
Once all pitas are cooked, you can add some melted garlic and herb butter on top, optional.

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