Suddenly guests came, but there was nothing to treat at all? Or do you really want sweets, but there is no desire to go to the store, especially when there is a snowstorm or slush outside the window? Do not panic ahead of time and despair. At such moments, you should remember the pita cake: sweet and delicious, it is perfect for tea or as an appetizer. Such a dish will not leave guests hungry. Cake recipes from pita bread, sweet and snack, consider in the article.
Main ingredient
Pita bread, which you buy in stores and which you cook with your own hands, are significantly different from each other. Homemade product is more delicate and tasty. But if there is no time, then you can use the store version for making a cake.
Homemade pita bread is not at all difficult to prepare and with a minimum amount of ingredients. To prepare a thin Armenian tortilla, you need:
- flour - 250 g;
- salt - 0.5 tsp;
- water - 1 tbsp.
Each hostess in the kitchen can find such a set of products. First you need to dissolve the salt in a glass of warm water (it should not be cold, but not hot). Add flour to the solution. Knead well first in the container, and then on the table. The thinner the pita, the tastier it is. Fry each side in a pan. Pita for the cake is ready. Now you can prepare the filling at your discretion - sweet or not. If there is absolutely no desire to do it, then home-made pita bread can simply be eaten with tea.
Ideas for toppings
Pita bread product is suitable both as a dessert and as a snack. It all depends on the filling. You can use any ingredients. Hostesses can show imagination and experiment. For example, a sweet lavash cake without baking can be prepared with condensed milk or custard. You can also use whipped sour cream. Snack cake will be delicious with chicken or mushroom filling. At the same time, no costs — no money, no time.
Lazy Napoleon
Very interesting dish. For lovers of this dessert and sweet tooth, the Napoleon version of pita bread is perfect. It is fast to cook and at the same time delicious, what could be better? At the same time, such a cake is less caloric than from puff pastry.
For cooking you will need:
- pita - 6 cakes;
- milk - 0.5 tbsp;
- sugar - 100 g;
- a pinch of vanillin;
- wheat flour - 1 tbsp;
- eggs - 2 pcs.
For the dough in the form of cakes, cakes are used, and for the cream, all other ingredients should be mixed. Only there is a feature associated with milk. Pour warmed milk into a saucepan to other components in a thin stream. Beat with a mixer. Then we strain the cream if the milk was too hot. Lubricate pita cakes. Cream should soak them well. An hour later, you can serve a sweet pita cake for tea and enjoy the taste without fear for your figure.
Cooking Tips
In order for the pita cake to be quite high and lush, you should stock up with ten to twelve pancakes. It works on the principle of "the more, the tastier." They can be bought at any store or baked. You can choose any shape for the cake: square, round.
One more tip: there are few fillings, but would you like to serve lavash cake to your guests sweet and lush? You just need to use the sweet syrup that is at hand. There will be less cream, but the pita will be soaked, which will make it soft and juicy enough.
Shop pita bread is selected according to certain rules:
- First of all, you should pay attention to the cleanliness of the store and the hands of the seller. No one will be pleased if the bread will be cooked by groomed and dirty employees.
- It is also worth making sure that there are no signs of mold on the product.
- If the pita is packed in a bag, then it should have openings for unhindered air intake. In a humid environment, bacteria can often develop.
If you adhere to such rules, you can choose the right pita.
Lavash cake with condensed milk
There are many options for making sweet dishes from such a cake. There are a large number of recipes, both sweet and snack. Only culinary imagination should be shown.
One of the dessert options is a sweet pita cake with condensed milk.
Ingredients:
- thin Armenian pancake - 1 pc;
- chopped walnuts (optional) - 50 g;
- a pinch of cinnamon;
- butter - 50 g;
- condensed milk - 0.5 tbsp.
First you need to cut the pita into several squares, grease with butter, boiled condensed milk, add nuts, wrap in a triangle. You can fry on the grill using a grill, or you can also in a pan. Each side is about three minutes. In order for the pita to not become dry, you can coat it with butter and top. After sprinkled with cinnamon - a delicious and sweet pita cake can be served to guests for tea.
One of the options for a snack pita cake
It will take a minimum amount of ingredients and time for cooking, but at the same time, the snack will not leave guests indifferent and is perfect for the festive table.
Ingredients:
- Pita - 2 pcs.
- Mushrooms - 400-500 grams of champignons or others at will.
- Onion - the number of heads depends on the saturation of taste. The more pronounced the flavor you need, the more onions you need to add.
- Sour cream - 0.5 tbsp;
- Sunflower oil - 30 g;
- Cheese that melts well - 50 g;
- Salt, pepper and other seasonings to taste.
Cooking Method:
- We clean the onion, cut it as conveniently, fry in oil.
- Add mushrooms to the onion, simmer slightly.
- Pour spices, salt, pepper. Bring to readiness.
- The filling is ready.
We proceed to the formation of the cake according to the scheme - a layer of pita bread, filling and again a tortilla. Alternatively, you can add a layer of chicken. It will take about 30 minutes to cook such a cake, which is very convenient. Serve with sour cream to the table.
Oven pita cake
Such a dish would be a very good snack. Cheese that melts in your mouth will appeal to foodies who simply adore it.
Ingredients:
- 3 or 4 Armenian lavash;
- cheese - 150 g;
- kefir - half a liter;
- 2 eggs;
- margarine or other butter - 20 g.
The baking dish is greased. We spread one pita bread on it so that later it would be possible to bend the edges and cover the contents from above.
For the filling, take the remaining pita bread. Arbitrarily cut them into small pieces of square shape. Dip in kefir mixed with eggs. Put in the middle of the form. We rub the cheese on a coarse grater and put it there. Pour the remaining mixture from kefir and eggs onto the filling. Cover the edges and send to the oven. Bake for about 20 minutes. When the cake is ready, grease it with oil so as not to dry out.