This document provides a recipe for making pitta bread. It lists the ingredients as 200g plain flour, 110ml water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, and 10g fresh yeast. The method describes how to make the dough by dissolving the yeast in water, combining the dry ingredients, kneading the dough, proving it, shaping into rounds, baking for 8 minutes per side at 220C, and allowing to cool slightly before serving. The document notes that the pitta bread goes well with homemade falafels.

1. All
Rights
Reserved
–
Merlin
Cottage
Kitchen
Recipe
Sheet
Title:
Pitta
Bread
(makes
4)
Recipe
• 200g
plain
flour
• 110ml
water
• ½
teaspoon
of
salt
• ½
teaspoon
of
caster
sugar
• 10g
fresh
yeast
Method
• Dissolve
the
yeast
in
80ml
of
warm
water.
Add
the
sugar
and
stir
to
dissolve.
• Combine
the
flour
and
salt
in
a
mixing
bowl.
• Make
a
well
and
add
the
yeasted
water.
• Start
adding
the
remaining
water
to
form
a
slightly
sticky
and
soft
dough.
• Place
on
a
floured
surface
and
knead
well
for
5
minutes.
When
the
dough
is
no
longer
sticky
and
is
smooth
/
elastic,
it’s
ready.
• Coat
a
bowl
with
a
little
oil,
place
the
dough
into
the
bowl,
cover
with
cling
film
and
prove
until
doubled
in
size.
• Knock
back
and
roll
the
dough
into
a
baguette
shape,
snip
off
equal
sized
pieces
big
enough
to
roll
into
approx.
5-­‐6
inch
rounds.
• Place
the
balls
of
dough
under
oiled
cling
film
and
allow
to
rest
for
5
minutes.
• Pre
heat
an
oven
to
220c
and
allow
a
baking
tray
to
get
hot.
• Roll
the
balls
of
dough
into
pitta
shapes
–
5-­‐6
inches
in
diameter
and
¼
inch
thick.
• Place
on
the
baking
tray
and
put
in
the
oven
for
8
minutes.

2. All
Rights
Reserved
–
Merlin
Cottage
Kitchen
• Turn
the
pitta
bread
over
and
bake
for
a
further
4
minutes.
• Place
onto
a
cooling
rack,
allow
to
cool
slightly
and
serve.
Tips
• These
pitta
breads
go
very
well
with
homemade
Falafels.