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Pitta Bread
found in Baking - Breads

Serves:    1  

icon Gluten Free

Prep: 2 hours
Cook: 20 minutes

Difficulty:     
Moderate

Speckled with oniony Nigella seeds, this gluten-free flatbread is great with dips such as hummus and taramasalata or to wrap falafel or kebab. A handy recipe to have in your repertoire.

Ingredients  scales
Directions

1
Mix the psyllium powder with half the water. Set aside to allow the mixture to thicken.
2
Tip the flour and nigella seeds into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and salt to one side of the bowl and the yeast to the other. Crack the eggs into the centre of the flour, add the vinegar, olive oil and the psyllium mixture. Combine the ingredients to form a soft dough. Gradually add the rest of the water; you may not need it all, just enough to ensure the dough is soft and slightly sticky.
3
Place onto a floured surface and knead to form a smooth dough. Place back in the bowl, cover and leave to rest for at least 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
4
Heat the oven to 220°C / 200°C (fan oven) / 430°F / Gas Mark 7 and place heavy baking trays in the oven to heat up.
5
Dust your work surface with flour. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces and shape each one into a ball. Roll or press the pieces into oval shapes about 4mm thick.
6
Remove the baking tray from the oven and dust with a little flour. Lay four pittas on each tray and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until puffed up and cooked through. The pittas should have a slight colour to them. Remove from the oven and wrap in a clean tea towel - this helps keeps them soft.



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