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    Home » Recipes » Breads » Yeast Breads

    Whole Wheat Pita Bread Recipe

    Published by Melissa on December 30, 2014 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 27 Comments

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    Pita bread is a soft easy-to-make flat bread made from a yeast bread dough, rolled thin, then baked at a high temperature so it puffs up as it bakes.

    This month’s theme for Progressive Eats, our virtual progressive dinner, is Mediterranean Food. My family loves Greek food, so I was looking forward to all the fabulous dishes the Progressive Eats bloggers would be creating for our dinner. I choose to create a Whole Wheat Pita Bread recipe to serve with our Mediterranean feast.

    Whole Wheat Pita Bread - a fun pocket bread

    Baking the dough at high temperature causes the flatten dough to puff up and create a pocket in the pita. You don’t want to roll your dough too thin. It needs to be at least ¼ inch thick to create the pocket. However, even if your dough doesn’t puff up and create a pocket, don’t worry, your pita will still taste great.

    If your dough doesn’t roll out easily, just let it relax covered for five minutes and then roll it out. Resting allows the gluten to relax.

    Whole Wheat Pita Bread

    Pita bread is super versatile. You can serve pita bread cut in to triangles as an appetizer, with hummus or tzatziki sauce, a Greek yogurt cucumber sauce.

    Pita is also often used to wrap gyros, kebobs, or falafel. You can also make pocket sandwiches and fill the pitas with your favorite sandwich fillings.

    Greek Tacos in a Pita from Pressure Cooking Today

    Or, do what I like to do and make Greek Tacos. The Greek Taco recipe is on my other site, Pressure Cooking Today, and includes a tzatziki sauce recipe.

    How ever you serve pita bread, it’s easy-to-make and fun to watch it puff up in the oven as it bakes. I hope you’ll give it a try.

    Now be sure and scroll down below the recipe and check out all of the other delicious recipes the group put together for our progressive Mediterranean dinner.

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    Whole Wheat Pita Bread

    Cook Time6 mins
    Total Time6 mins
    Course: Breads
    Servings: 6 pitas
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups bread flour
    • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
    • 2 ¼ teaspoon 1 package Quick Rise Yeast
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 ¼ cups warm water 120–130°F
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon honey

    Instructions

    • In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, yeast, and salt. Add warm water, oil, and honey to flour mixture. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat 1 minute at medium speed. Switch to the dough hook and gradually mix in remaining flour to make a smooth dough, add more or less flour as necessary. Knead for 5 minutes.
    • Place dough in lightly oiled bowl and turn to grease top. Cover; let rise until dough doubles, about 45 minutes.
    • Preheat oven to 450° with a pizza stone on the center rack. (At least 30 minutes before baking pita so your stone gets really hot.)
    • Punch the dough down, and divide dough in to 6 pieces. Let pieces rest five minutes covered. Form each piece of dough in to a ball, flatten and roll out each piece in to an eight inch circle. Keep the rolled-out pitas covered until ready to bake, but do not stack.
    • Bake pita two at a time on the baking stone until puffed and starting to brown, about 2 - 4 minutes. Turn pitas over and bake 1 - 2 minutes more. Wrap pita breads in a kitchen towel to keep warm until ready to serve.
    Welcome to Progressive Eats, our virtual version of a progressive dinner party. This month’s theme is Mediterranean Food and is hosted by Megan Myers who blogs at Stetted. Try something new for the New Year; a mix of appetizers, salads, main dish and desserts all featuring recipes with a Mediterranean look and feel.

    If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, a progressive dinner involves going from house to house, enjoying a different course at each location. With Progressive Eats, a theme is chosen each month, members share recipes suitable for a delicious meal or party, and you can hop from blog to blog to check them out.

    We have a core group of 12 bloggers, but we will always need substitutes and if there is enough interest would consider additional groups. To see our upcoming themes and how you can participate, please check out the schedule at Creative Culinary or contact Barb for more information.

    Mediterranean Feast

    Appetizers

    • Greek Salad Skewers from Miss in the Kitchen
    • Herbed Labneh from Spice Roots

    Salad

    • Prosciutto and Pomegranate Salad from Creative Culinary

    Soup

    • Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Chicken soup) from The Heritage Cook

    Main Course

    • Sumac Lamb Chops with Pomegranate Relish from Stetted

    Bread

    • Pita Bread

    Veggies/Sides

    • Spiced Chickpeas with Feta and Preserved Lemon from Healthy Delicious
    • Greek Roasted Lemon Cauliflower and Potatoes with Feta Cheese from Jeanette’s Healthy Living
    • Ricotta and Herb Stuffed Eggplant from Lana’s Cooking

    Drinks

    • Hibiscus Rose Sharbat (Turkish) from Pastry Chef Online

    Dessert

    • Vassilopitta (New Year Wish Cake) from girlichef
    • Orange Chocolate Olive Oil Marble Cake from Life’s A Feast

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    1. Jean | DelightfulRepast.com

      January 01, 2015 at 9:24 am

      Barbara, your pita pockets look perfect! Whole wheat pitas are vastly superior to white. Can’t even believe there’s a market for the white flour ones.

      Reply
    2. Megan

      January 01, 2015 at 8:39 am

      Pita bread is one of my favorite things, though I’ve never tried making it whole wheat. Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
    3. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

      December 30, 2014 at 9:12 pm

      These look absolutely perfect mum! You’ve inspired me to tackle these next year 😀 Happy New Year!! xxx

      Reply
    4. Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic

      December 30, 2014 at 7:22 pm

      This looks delicious and so versatile!

      Happy New Year!

      Reply
    5. Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen

      December 30, 2014 at 6:20 pm

      I’ve never tried making homemade pita bread but I think it’s time and those Greek tacos sound right up my alley!

      Reply
    6. Jane, The Heritage Cook

      December 30, 2014 at 6:14 pm

      I have always wanted to try making pita breads and yours are gorgeous! I love the mysterious way they puff up and make a natural pocket for all kinds of lovely foods 🙂 You are truly a master baker Barbara!

      Reply
    7. Annamaria @ Bakewell Junction

      December 30, 2014 at 5:07 pm

      Barbara,
      These look wonderful. Wish I had some now.
      Annamaria

      Reply
    8. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

      December 30, 2014 at 4:45 pm

      I’ve told myself 1000 times I was going to make these but it hasn’t happened yet. I really love pita bread and I know it’s not difficult. I’ll do it!

      Reply
    9. Amanda

      December 30, 2014 at 3:42 pm

      This is a great recipe, I have to try it!

      Reply
    10. Foodiewife

      December 30, 2014 at 11:18 am

      This is such perfect timing, Barbara. For the coming year, I want to focus on making more international dishes that I love– Greek food being at the top of the list. I love this post for many reasons… I’ve always wanted to make pita bread, and you make it look so easy. The whole wheat idea is even better, as I try to focus on “healthifying” what I prepare for my family. Last, but not least, all the colorful veggies are just mouthwatering. I’m in a bread baking mood, so I’m pinning this one, for sure. Thanks, Barbara, for all the wonderful recipes that you have shared. I’ve made many of them, always with great results. Happy New Year!

      Reply
    11. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      December 30, 2014 at 11:16 am

      These pita pockets have turned out great, Barbara.

      Reply
      • Lyn McNairn

        July 07, 2020 at 6:48 am

        Finally someone that actually made them – thanks!

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    12. Carol

      December 30, 2014 at 11:08 am

      I love making pita bread…what a difference from store bought. I’ve never made it with whole wheat flour though-I can’t wait to give it a try.

      Happy New Year, Barbara.

      Reply
    13. Barbara | Creative Culinary

      December 30, 2014 at 10:30 am

      I’m on a sort of break making binge…it’s high time I tried my own pita and while it’s baking maybe some Greek Tacos too…I really should have eaten breakfast; I want to taste EVERYTHING!

      Reply
    14. Elizabeth

      December 30, 2014 at 9:13 am

      It’s so satisfying that the pita just WANTS to split in half, isn’t it?

      Reply
    15. Ansh

      December 30, 2014 at 8:45 am

      Your photos are making me want to just head to the kitchen and bake some pita. #Admiration!

      Reply
    16. Kelly

      December 30, 2014 at 8:23 am

      So excited to give this a try, Barbara! We love pita bread and to make our own would be fantastic!

      Reply
    17. Jenni

      December 30, 2014 at 8:10 am

      I was all happy reading about the pita bread, admiring their pockets and pondering my plan of attack one day. And then you had to go and show those Greek tacos. And now I’m ravenous. Nice going, Barbara. 😉 Really spectacular! Off to read your taco recipe now too!

      Reply
    18. Heather | girlichef

      December 30, 2014 at 7:18 am

      I love homemade pita – warm and chewy and wrapped around pretty much anything! Yours look perfect.

      Reply
    19. Betty

      December 30, 2014 at 6:53 am

      This looks like a recipe I’d need to double! Thinking of how good they’d be with hummus…yum! Happy New Year! 🙂

      Reply
    20. Rosa

      December 30, 2014 at 4:18 am

      Beautiful pita breads and scrumptious dish!

      Have a wonderful New Year!

      Cheers,

      Rosa

      Reply
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