Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Whole Wheat Pita Bread is a Middle Eastern recipe made with whole wheat flour, salt, and olive oil. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: Not specified
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: Not specified
  • Yield: 6 pita bread
  • Category: Recipes
  • Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Ingredients

  • 2 cups whole wheat flour (atta)
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ½ tablespoon dry active yeast
  • ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon warm water (at 110-115F)

Method

  1. In a bowl whisk together whole wheat flour and salt.
  2. Add in the olive oil and mix till it's well combined with the flour.
  3. Take warm water [110-115 F degrees] in a glass/mug, add sugar and yeast and give a quick stir. Let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes.
  4. After 10 minutes, the yeast will get activated and you will see froth/bubbles on top
  5. Add the liquid to the flour mixture slowly, in parts.
  6. Knead the entire liquid into the flour forming a dough. The dough will be little sticky.
  7. Sprinkle some flour on your working surface and knead the dough for 2-3 minutes till it's smooth.
  8. Place the dough in a large bowl coated with olive oil. Make sure the entire dough is coated with oil.
  9. Apply a cling sheet over the bowl and let the dough rise for 1-1.5 hours.
  10. After 1 hour the dough will almost double in size.
  11. Punch the dough to release all the air. Let the dough sit for 5 minutes.
  12. Divide into 6 equal portions and let the dough sit for another 10 minutes.
  13. After 10 minutes, roll each dough ball into a round flat bread, around 8 inch and 1/4 inch thick.
  14. Sprinkle some cornmeal on a baking sheet and place the rolled pita breads over. Let them rest for 15 minutes, cover them loosely.
  15. Preheat your oven to 475 F degrees.
  16. Place the baking tray in the preheated oven and bake at 475 F degrees for 7-8 minutes. The pita bread is done when they puff up.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.