Probably, many people know about Armenian yeast-free pita bread. It can be used as a substitute for bread, or can be made the basis for many snacks. For example, on the basis of thin pita bread they make rolls with fish, meat or vegetable fillings, fry it with cheese, sprinkle with spices and bake like chips. Lavash itself came from the peoples of the Caucasus, but fell in love with the whole world.
A simple recipe for pita bread: what is required?
Traditionally, for a recipe for yeast-free pita bread, a minimum of ingredients is taken. For this option you need to take:
- three glasses of flour;
- a glass of water, it is heated in advance;
- half a teaspoon of salt.
This recipe can be considered basic and one of the simplest. Based on it, you can come up with new options using more ingredients.
How to cook thin pita bread?
First, salt and hot water are combined. Stir the mixture until the salt has dissolved. After the flour is poured into a bowl, making a slide out of it. They make a recess into which water is poured; it is better to do this in portions.
Knead the dough with your hands until it becomes uniform in structure. As a result, the finished dough for yeast-free pita bread should easily go away from the hands. Cover the dough with a napkin, let stand for another twenty minutes.
Dry pan is heated. A piece is removed from the dough, a cake is rolled out of it. Fry on both sides over medium heat. After yeast-free pita bread is removed on the board, sprayed with cold water and covered with a towel. So bake all the pieces.
It is important to choose a thick pan so that the dough does not burn. Homemade yeast pita bread can be a great alternative to bread. If you keep it in a pan, it will be crispy, like a loaf of bread.
Tasty pita bread with egg and butter
This version of pita bread is more elastic and tender, but also more high-calorie. The most important thing is not to dry it in a pan. For this thin, yeast-free pita bread you need to take:
- a glass of boiling water;
- three tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- as much creamy;
- 500 grams of flour;
- half a teaspoon of salt;
- one egg.
Thanks to these ingredients, the dough is very tender, easily rolled out and does not stick to your hands. Also, the egg should be obtained in advance so that it is at room temperature.
Preparation of pita bread: recipe description
Sift the flour into a bowl. Add salt. Mix these two ingredients. Pour boiling water. Stir quickly and intensively so that no lumps form in the dough.
After the test, allow to cool slightly to room temperature. After that, an egg and both types of butter are introduced into the dough. Stir gently to combine all the ingredients; convenient to do it with your hands. This kind of dough for yeast-free pita bread should still stand. It is covered with a damp towel and left for about thirty minutes.
Small pieces are taken from the dough, balls are formed from them, which are then rolled into flat cakes with a thickness of about a couple of millimeters. Fry pita bread in a dry and hot pan. When the surface is slightly browned, the piece is turned over. It is better if it is a delicate color, without bright brown spots, then the pita will be elastic and tender. After every three or four lozenges, you need to shake the pan from the rest of the flour, otherwise they will burn. If bubbles appear on the finished product, it is better to pierce them with a fork. Ready-made yeast pita is sprayed with cold water and covered with a towel. This will help him stay soft and tender.
Such pita bread is very good as a basis for snacks. For example, you can combine cheese and garlic, minced with a grater, mayonnaise and herbs. Lubricate the pita bread with this mass, roll it up and put it in the refrigerator for an hour. After a fragrant snack, cut into pieces and served to the table.
Recipe with milk: original and tasty
To prepare a delicious pita bread you need to take:
- one and a half glasses of flour;
- half a teaspoon of salt;
- one egg;
- half a glass of milk;
- three tablespoons of vegetable oil.
You can also grease the finished pita bread with a piece of butter. According to this recipe, a very obedient dough is obtained, elastic and tender.
Making cakes: step by step description
Sift the flour. This will help her to be saturated with oxygen, make the dough more tender in the end. Mix flour with salt. Add milk: it should be warm, but not hot. All mix well. The egg is driven in, the dough is mixed again, after which the oil is also introduced. Knead the dough. It should turn out quite steep, but not stick to your hands. You can add a little more flour.
When you knead the dough, you can stretch it slightly so that there are bubbles in the finished pita. Then let the dough rest for about fifteen minutes.
From the finished dough, take pieces that are rolled into flat cakes with a thickness of about two millimeters. The rolled product is fried in a dry pan on both sides. The finished pita bread is greased with butter, stacked in a pile and covered with a towel so that it remains elastic.
Such pita bread is perfect for vegetable roll. To do this, finely chop fresh cucumber, tomatoes, grease pita bread with sour cream or mayonnaise, lay vegetables, salt to taste, wrap everything in an envelope and immediately serve it until the dish is wet. Such a hiking option is liked even by those children who do not like vegetables.
Many are increasingly looking for a bread replacement. Such an alternative can be pita bread, prepared without yeast. In the simplest embodiment, only water, flour and salt are used. In softer and more elastic in structure - eggs, milk, vegetable oil. Also, such pita bread can become the basis for the preparation of a variety of snacks, chips.