I just found a way to save some money on those weekly grocery runs. Homemade Whole Wheat Pita Bread! Its a 3-ingredient – one of which is water – recipe and is super basic.
Jump to RecipeWhile saving money was definitely a priority here, the main reason I sought this pita bread recipe was because I couldn’t find a good whole wheat pita bread in the store.
What’s a good pita bread?
- Whole Wheat (only)
- Low sodium
- No oil
- No sugar
- Fewer carbs per piece
I try to stick to whole grains as much as possible – more like all the time to be honest – and most of the options available in the store had some amount of white flour in them as well.
And the ones I did find that were just purely whole wheat flour had either too much of salt in them, or too many carbs, or both! I could probably fit in 1, at most 2, into my meal, but I love my carb-y foods so 1-2 is a bit too little for me.
Sugar and oil? Why?!
How to make pita bread?
I was quite afraid to try this because I’d never made bread before, but needs. And also the recipe was quite simple.
Just a few things to note though.
- You can use Active Dry Yeast or Instant Yeast for this recipe
- Active Dry Yeast: Combine yeast with water in a bowl
- Instant Yeast: Stir yeast together with flour
- Add the water a little at a time.
- DO NOT OVER-KNEAD. Go until its all just mixed in. The bread will turn out tough if you do.
- Roll (lightly) the dough just thin enough, but not too thin or they wont be a pocket.
- Let the rolled dough rest for 30 minutes so it has time to rise.
- DO flip the dough before you bake it. If not, bread will not rise and puff up, and will also remain stuck to the bottom of the pan.
The result:
Baked for a short 5 minutes, the breads turned out just as I was hoping for. Soft, chewy, and yummy.
That pocket happened too. I was very happy.
Now I can have my carbs healthy whenever I want, and for a cheap price too!
Things to have this with:
Dips and hummus. Here’s healthy options: Fat-free hummus, Spiced beet dip
As a pita sandwich. Try these falafels.
Just plain buttered and toasted!
3-Ingredient Homemade Whole Wheat Pita Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour, 240g
- 1 Tbsp Active Dry or Instant Yeast, 1 packet, 7g
- ¾ cup Warm Water
- ¼ tsp Salt, Optional
- Herbs & Spices, Optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500°F.
- Sift flour into a large bowl.
- Active Dry Yeast: Combine yeast with water in a bowlInstant Yeast: Stir yeast together with flour
- Gradually add water to flour and mix well until the dough starts to clean the sides of the bowl.
- Knead the dough until smooth and elastic, about 4-5 minutes. Do not over-knead.
- Divide dough into 10 balls.
- On a lightly-floured surface, roll out each ball into a 5-6” circle, about ⅛-¼ inch thick.
- Place dough on a nonstick baking sheet and set aside to rise for 30 minutes.
- Flip each pita over on its other side (Important) and bake for 5 minutes.
- Pitas may be hard when they come out of the oven, but will soften as they cool.
- Cut pitas in half crosswise and stuff with your choice of fillings!
Notes
- Do not forget to flip the pita before baking, or the pocket won’t form.
- In an airtight container or zipper bags, when they’ve cooled.
- Freeze for long term storage.
- Servings: 10 5-6” pitas | Serving size: 1 pita
- Calories: 80kcal
- Fat: 0.8g | Saturated fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17.6g | Fiber: 2.4g | Sugar: 0g
- Protein: 3.2g
This pita bread is so good. It is so easy to make too! My only issue is getting the pockets to form. But it is so good that I don’t care that much.
PLEASE can you correct recipe to show 3/4 of what measure the water is! – cup, pint, litre??? Thank you
Hi Rani! Thanks so much for pointing that out! It was 3/4 cup. I updated the recipe; Hope you like how it turns out 🙂
Yummy ! Never thought I could make it ! Succeeded ! Super easy recipe to follow and most important it’s healthy
This was my reaction exactly! I was quite surprised by how easy it was to prep, great for when you just need good bread in a hurry. Glad you enjoyed 🙂