Thin, aromatic, unusually tasty and healthy Armenian pita bread is a very ancient dish. And very popular today. It is universal, as it fits almost every product, in combination with it you can cook various snacks. And also this oriental bread can be eaten just like that, savoring every piece of it.
Armenian baking is a laborious process and requires strict adherence to a certain technology. The main thing that is needed is a clay tonir stove, on the walls of which thin cakes are baked. Interestingly, pita bread can be stored for about six months in a dried state. To restore the cake, it is necessary to spray with water and cover with a towel. After half an hour, it can be consumed - it becomes extremely soft.
Many fans of oriental cuisine are looking for a recipe for pita bread at home. Other culinary experts believe that only a cake made according to all traditions and smelling of smoke from a fire can be tasty. Be that as it may, but until you try to make universal bread at home, you cannot affirm either one or the other.
Homemade pita bread recipe
You can also prepare oriental bread in a city apartment. There are a lot of ways. We present two options for the composition of this delicious savory pastry.
Recipe number 1
You will need:
- three glasses of flour;
- a glass of warm water;
- a teaspoon of dried yeast;
- a teaspoon of salt;
- half a teaspoon of sugar;
- a tablespoon of sunflower oil.
Some large pancakes come out of these ingredients.
Recipe number 2
A simpler pita recipe at home requires fewer foods. Take one glass of warm water, stir a teaspoon of salt in it, add one or two tablespoons of flour, gradually mixing.
Cooking
So, we figured out the recipe. We take a deep bowl where we pour water, add sugar and yeast. When the yeast has melted, add salt, oil, flour. Knead the dough until it becomes elastic, soft and stops sticking to your hands. Next, divide the resulting lump of dough into portions (depending on the diameter of your pan). For a small dish, it must be divided into ten pieces. We leave the balls under a towel or cling film for about fifteen to twenty minutes. When the time has come for frying, heat a dry frying pan over a high fire, roll a flat cake 1-2 mm thick and quickly fry it (about twenty seconds on each side). The dough can be pressed to the bottom of the pan so that it fries evenly. The cooking time must be checked empirically, as it is easy to overexpose the bread, as a result of which it will be hard and dry. Attention, if you use the recipe for pita bread at home at number 2, then the pan must be greased with a small amount of oil. Ready pita breads must be sprinkled with water and put in a neat pile. To prevent them from sticking together, shift them with napkins or towels. You can also cook cakes in the oven, but you need to spend more time on this.
Conclusion
As mentioned earlier, on the basis of pita bread you can cook a lot of different dishes. This is famous for oriental cuisine, recipes with photo confirmation of this. Try to wrap the shashlik removed from the heat in a tortilla and wait a minute or two for the lavash to soak in the juices of meat. Or roll it with a roll, and inside put a different filling - cheese, fish, meat, vegetable. Do not forget about shawarma and puff pie with pita bread inside.
Bon Appetit!