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greek pita bread with tzatziki and olives

Greek pita bread

Recipe for Greek pita bread
Or Greek flatbread as many will also call them. They are obvious to serve with all types of Greek food, for example with fillings of gyros, lamb meatballs, or something else delicious. You can also serve them for stews like Greek stifado.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Rising 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine Greek
Servings 8 pieces
Calories 202 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 dl water
  • 25 g fresh yeast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil or other oil
  • 360 g all-purpose flour

Instructions
 

  • Warm the water until it is about 37 degrees Celcius. Dissolve the yeast in the water. Add salt, sugar, and oil, and finally flour a little at a time. It is not certain that all the flour will be needed. The dough should be smooth and even, but should not be dry. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes.
  • Let the dough rise for about 30 minutes.
  • After rising, the dough is laid out on the table.
    Dough for flatbread on the table
  • Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. If you want to make the pitas a little bigger, you can just divide the dough into 6 parts.
    dough pieces for Greek pita bread
  • Roll out each piece of dough into a flatbread 2-3 mm thick.
    rolled out Greek pita bread
  • Let the pita bread rise for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the non-stick frying pan up to slightly higher than medium heat.
    flatbread for rising
  • Place one pita bread on the pan at a time, and bake it for about 3 minutes on one side.
    baking Greek pita bread
  • Turn the bread over and let it bake for 2-3 minutes on the other side until golden and baked through.
    baking flatbread on pan
  • Wrap the finished bread in a tea towel as they are baked. That way, they stay soft and warm until mealtime.

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcal
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