Go Back
–+ servings
Sourdough Pita bread

Sourdough Pita bread

5 from 2 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Course brunch
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 8 bread

Ingredients
  

  • 370 gram wheat flour (bread flour)
  • 220 gram water
  • 12 gram olive oil
  • 7 gram salt
  • 80 gram sourdough starter

Instructions
 

  • Mix flour with olive oil and water. Let the dough rest for an hour.
  • Add salt and sourdough starter and knead the dough until all salt and starter are incorporated. Let the dough rest for 15 minutes.
  • Perform one set of stretch and fold.
  • Let the dough ferment at 79-81°F/26-27°C for 4-5 hours. The dough should have expanded at least 50%.
  • Dump the dough on a lightly floured surface and divide the dough with a bench knife.
  • Shape each piece into a round and let the dough relax for 15-20 minutes
  • Flatten the dough ball a little with your hand before you start rolling it out. The size should be about4 inch/10 cm in diameter.
  • let the dough double its height. That takes about 1 - 2 hours at room temperature, 72°F/22°C. Spread a kitchen towel over the dough to prevent it from drying out on the surface.
  • Preheat the oven to 480°F/250°C togheter with a baking stone or oven plate.
  • Take a round of dough and place it on a hot baking stone or oven plate.
  • Bake untill the dough has "puffed" up. Let the the bread stay in the oven for an additional 3-4 minutes
  • Take out the bread from the oven and let them cool. on a wire rack
Keyword baking, sourdough bread
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!