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    Whole Wheat Pitas

    Published: Mar 21, 2013 · Modified: Sep 19, 2019 by Melissa · 27 Comments

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    Homemade Whole Wheat Pitas - fun to make and they taste good to boot.

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    Homemade Whole Wheat Pitas

    I have another recipe from the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking book for you today.

    As I was flipping through the pages I notices a recipe for whole wheat pitas, and I thought to myself, "Meh, pitas are so dry and not very good; why would someone take the time to make them?!" And then I read the introduction to the recipe and it said something along the lines of - store bought whole wheat pitas not only have the texture of cardboard but taste like it too. Yes! That is so true. But then the book went on to tell how wonderfully tender and delicious the homemade version was. My interest was peaked and I put it on my list.

    When I made these whole wheat pitas I was surprised at how easy it was. Whip up a dough, let it rise, roll it out, cook it super hot, done. My kids loved helping me roll out the dough and they were a fun change from bread for our egg salad. These would be a fun Saturday morning activity for the family because not only is it pretty easy and hands on, but the family will go nuts when the pitas puff up in the oven.

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    Enjoy and don't forget to enter to win a copy of King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking book of your own (enter at the bottom of the post).

    Since we have our own hens we love egg salad and eat it often. Check out the color of the yolk and how bright that egg salad is! Backyard chickens are the best.

    What do I serve with Homemade Pita Bread?

    Try this homemade pita bread with Quick and Easy Summer Chicken Salad or Avocado Egg Salad. You won't be disappointed.

    How do you keep pita bread fresh?

    Make sure you store your pita bread in an airtight container or resealable bag. These should be stored at room temperature. Storing pita bread in the fresh will dry it out.

    How long does pita bread stay fresh?

    Pita bread is best if consumed within 5 to 7 days.

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    Whole Wheat Pita Bread


    • Author: Melissa Griffiths-Bless this Mess
    • Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
    • Yield: 8 1x
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    Homemade Whole Wheat Pitas - fun to make and they taste good to boot.


    Ingredients

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    • 1 ¼ cups warm water
    • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 ½ teaspoons yeast
    • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
    • 1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour
    • 1 ½ cups bread flour

    Instructions

    1. In the bowl of your stand mixer combine the water, oil, yeast, and salt. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes. Add all of the whole wheat flour and mix with the dough hook for 5 minutes. Add the bread flour, ¼ cup at a time, until the dough starts to come together. The dough should still stick to the bottom of the bowl but it will pull away from the sides. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough is lightly tacky.
    2. Don’t add too much flour. It’s ok for it to be a bit tacky. Whole wheat flour continues to absorb moisture as it develops and a dry dough isn’t what you want for pitas.
    3. Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a bowl. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise until doubled, about 1 ½ hours.
    4. Towards the end of the rising time place a baking stone on the bottom rack of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees.
    5. After the rising time divide the dough in half and divide each half into 4 pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a ball and then cover the balls. Let the balls of dough rest for 10 minutes (this will make them easier to roll out).
    6. Using a rolling pin, roll each ball into a 6 inch circle that is less than ¼ inch thick. You might need to lightly flour your work surface to keep the dough from sticking.
    7. Place two pitas directly on the stone (you can use a baker’s peel if needed). Cook the pitas for 5 minutes total, turning once after they have ballooned after 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pitas from the oven and repeat with the remaining dough. Stack the warm pitas together in a kitchen towel to keep them from crisping as they cool.
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 2 hours
    • Category: Bread
    • Method: Bake
    • Cuisine: American

    Nutrition

    • Calories: 214
    • Sugar: 0.2g
    • Sodium: 438.9mg
    • Fat: 4.6g
    • Carbohydrates: 37.8g
    • Protein: 6.8g

    Keywords: Homemade Pita, Bread, Whole Wheat

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    A few other whole wheat recipes that I think you'll like:

    • Whole Wheat Honey Cake
    • Whole Wheat Tortillas
    • Mom's Four Loaf Wheat Bread Recipe
    • Whole Wheat Graham Crackers
    • Whole Wheat Spinach Bread
    • The Best Homemade Whole Wheat Waffles Recipe
    • Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips
    • Homemade Whole Wheat and Oat Buns
    • Honey Whole Wheat Bread Recipe
    • 100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust
    • Whole Wheat Clover Rolls

    Disclosure: King Arthur Flour is providing the prize for the giveaway and doing the shipping. They sent me the book and 2 bags of flour in the mail to work on this post with. I wasn’t paid to post or for my gushing, I just really like them, and you will too!

    Thanks for stopping in and I hope your family enjoy making Homemade Whole Wheat Pitas.

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    1. Ari @ Ari's Menu

      April 03, 2013 at 6:42 am

      I've been dyyyyying to make my own pita bread! Yours looks so awesome!!

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    2. Natalie G.

      March 25, 2013 at 7:09 pm

      Can't wait to try this!

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    3. Stephanie Cooper

      March 25, 2013 at 6:46 pm

      Yay! I'm getting a kitchenaid for my birthday and I would love to try and make these! The raffelcopter thing didn't have a box for me to put my email address in it. Maybe it's because I've done it before? Either way, I would love to win! I want to start making all of our bread.

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