Pita
If you've got durum wheat flour, warm water and instant yeast, you're most of the way to this vegan: about 55 minutes of cooking across 6 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 6 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and large pot. At easy difficulty across 6 steps, it's a good one for a busy evening. As written, every ingredient resolved to a plant source.
What you'll need
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Diet: vegan — no meat, fish, dairy, egg or honey, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten
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How to make it
- In a large bowl, whisk the warm water with the instant yeast and sugar and let it sit for 5 minutes until lightly foamy.
- Add the durum wheat flour, salt and vegetable oil, then mix until a shaggy dough forms and knead on a lightly floured surface for about 8 to 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover, and let it rise in a warm spot for about 1 hour until doubled in size.
- Punch down the dough, divide it into 8 equal pieces, shape each into a ball and let them rest covered for 15 minutes, then roll each ball into a round about 5 mm thick.
- Place a baking stone or heavy inverted tray in the oven and preheat to 245 C, letting it heat for at least 20 minutes so it is thoroughly hot.
- Bake the rounds two or three at a time directly on the hot surface for 3 to 4 minutes until they puff into balloons, then transfer to a clean towel and cover so they stay soft as they cool.
You'll use: Oven · Large pot · Whisk
Tips & common questions
How long does Pita take to make?
About 55 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 6 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Pita vegan?
Every ingredient listed on this page resolved to a plant or mineral source in our ingredient ontology — no meat, fish, shellfish, dairy, egg or honey. Labels can still differ by brand, so check packaged items.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Pita is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Homemade hummus and pita 03.jpg by Satdeep Gill, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.