How to make FLUFFY PITA BREAD at HOME!
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You won't believe how easy it is to make soft and chewy pita bread from scratch in your kitchen. All you need are a handful of ingredients, a bowl and some patience! I share my secret recipe from my cookbook with all the techniques you need in this video.
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3 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 envelope yeast, dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water with 1 teaspoon sugar
1 ½ tsp salt
1/4 cup avocado or olive oil
1 c warm water
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I got it in Mexico!
No kidding! We always have tahini and honey! Sometimes I’ll put a tiny bit of vanilla. Love it!
You are amazing!! Thank you!! I love to see you and your mom together doing this, it’sThe biggest blessing. Your English is so, so clear and beautiful!! I’ve done so many things from your book... my family is so happy😍😍!! Thanks again
I love your book. My husband loves you because of your wonderful recipes.
Thank you so much for your support!
Welcome back mama Vera! Thanks for the video! It’s been a while since the last one, and this came just at the right time to lift my spirits! We aren’t having any more food shortages where I live, so I’m sorry to hear it’s still going on out there in San Francisco. Keep heart! I’m happy to see your mother is healthy and happy. Thanks again for the smile! 🙂
Thanks Michael, your comment made her smile--fortunately most shelves are stocked again, except for the yeast and flour lol! Looks like people are carbing up during this insane time--always appreciate your sweet comments =)
I love pitas.
I love this bread and have been making it for 30 years. I like that yours comes out a bit thicker and will try that because mine does not freeze well. Good to see Mom back in action 👍
Yes my great aunt Bahieh liked to make the thicker bread, I figured there is plenty of the thinner bread in supermarkets! ;)
I think all Arabs have an aunt Bahieh, I did❤️👍
I tried out this recipe today and it turned out wonderfull!
My oven is pretty strong so it is done just in 12 Minutes and i could enjoy it with fresh hummus. Thank you Blanche for sharing such lovely dish.
Awesome, thanks for giving it a try and for such quick feedback, enjoy! =)
I am so making the bread and make my friends drool over the food.
LOL go for it!
This brought back so many memories as my ancestors made homemade bread. Once it came out of the oven, they would put butter and sugar on it for us kids! O.M.G. Was it good 😋
My mother-in-law would add tahini with just molasses It is delicious
Simple, healthy and thank you for using Palestinian products. Glod bless you
Thank you and God bless you too!
As a kid I hated tahina and dibis but now I love it, especially with a cup of hot black tea!
YES!! The best ;)
Just found your channel today. Your recipes look so delicious, I can’t wait to try them. You and your mother are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing your heritage and recipes.
Thank you so much and welcome to the channel, more recipes coming soon! =)
We, Armenians eat it with grape molasses & tahine too!
Good to know, so much in common! =)
I love your mama. She’s so cute!
💫💫😘😉 you & Mama are divine as much as the nutrition you & Mama give topics about.
Yum my favorite!
You are quite the amazing baker yourself, happy 4th!
Thank you
Dibs bil tahineh, yes!!!! In Syria and Lebanon. Great video!
Your mom and you are beautiful ladies... I miss cooking with my mom... ❤️
Aww thank you and welcome to our cooking family!
This channel is sooooo under rated!! I watched the labneh recipe and it looked damn good! She gorgeous too ✌🏻🙏🏻
Made this today and it was superb! You explain and show each step so clearly. Thank you so much. and yes we Syrian eat the grape dibs and Tahini in syria. Sometimes just sugar and tahini. yummm. Also how about you show us of your mama's art work
Wow Sofian you work fast! Great to know that Syrians eat this too, and I never tried just sugar and tahini sounds super yummy! I might have to do a tour of my mother's oil paintings for you all, thanks for the idea!
Great video - just bought your book.
Thank you so much, hope you enjoy it and if you have any questions let me know!
So nice to see you make pita with your mom, I didn't know that she is an artist, I'd love to see her art. Your pita bread looks so light & fluffy, I'd eat all of it, especially with your Baba's hummus recipe that I make all the time. Nom Nom!
Oh for sure this bread with hummus (and maybe a couple of felafel thrown in) is life! I will try to persuad my mom to give you guys a tour of her artwork, thanks for your interest Justin! =)
From my Personal experience with making pita bread using bread flour ' King Arthur ' brand works a lot better than all purpose flour. It didn't come out as good as when I used bread flour. Plus I do the same thing I always have homemade whole wheat and white pita bread in my freezer when I run out I make more. I Rarely buy pita bread.👍🏼👍🏼☺️
Yes King Arthur is tops if you can get your hands on it for sure! We just used unbleached flour for this since it's all I could find ;)
BlancheTV loved your recipe learned something new for sure that I dont normally do in bread making.which Is I usually cook it in a pan cuz once I tried it in the oven and it didn't come out good. It was crispy and not the right texture for pita.With your oven temp I'll try it. thank you
Tahini with Molasses, yumm!!! That was our late night dessert when I was a kid in Ramallah!
Aww nice to hear that, lucky you!!
Hi mom
Looks amazing. Love pita bread
Oh yes we used to eat that a lot gosh bring back memories
Mmmm Yummy. Thanks
"Don't get dead yeast", "Like babies butt"... LOL, Good ones. We had tahini and molasses as snacks with tea in the middle east. Kept us warm during winter.
Yes my mamma said the same thing--she said that combo kept them warm in the cold season, like a winter coat made of tahini LOL
Cool doesn’t even need baking powder
I just purchased your cookbook on Kindle a few moments ago I will probably review it next month for my Cooking podcast show on Anchor. I hope you and your family are safe and sound. I just lost a friend that I knew for 35 years due to COVID-19 yesterday. He left behind a wife and three kids he was 43 years old. So I’m mourning his loss as I send this message to you. I will be making Lebanese nights dessert and magenta for the Fourth of July this weekend
Sorry to hear about your friend my dear, sending you my condolences and praying for his family, how tragic! Thanks for getting the book, hope the recipes lift your spirits!
Yes Syrians eat it like you, but I like it with grape jelly & scrambled eggs !
Tomorrow I will try to prepare this bread is my long dream for years I buy mine in Luna Grill because I don’t like the one from the store
Beautiful bread can I make it with whole wheat flour😘
Yes you can! Might need a bit more water though ;)
Looks great!
Taybeh is the best olive oil (and the beer's not bad either).
I always knew about their beer, but didn't know about the olive oil!
They started with olive oil and expanded into beer.
Yum! I have the tahini and syrup. 💘
YES! Enjoy! ;)
Do you know how to make the Holy Bread used by the Antiochian Orthodox Church Patriarchate in Damascus for the Divine Liturgy? My sito made it but never shared the recipe with anyone. Could you make it in one of your videos? Thank you 🙏
Thank you, I will bake it with my kids! yes I do remember dibes with tahini though I didn't grow up in the Middle East.. but once I ate it with Dibbes Ruman (pomegranate molasses) and it's delicious, too! Have you ever tried using whole grain wheat? Or mixed? I do like adding more fiber.
If you do decide to use wheat flour, there are things to consider, one is you will have to rest the batter longer. This will give the liquid a chance to hydrate the bran and the germ and soften it first. Also as you knead the dough, you might have to add more water. Add water a tablespoon at a time until you get that nice soft dough. Also, make sure to sift the flour first before using for a lighter texture. Hope that helps!
@@blanchetv will do thanks! :)
Helllo! I love your channel and I made this recipe yesterday and it came out well but 15 mins in the oven was a bit too much for me and it came out a little overbaked.. 10 mins worked well..
Thanks for trying and for your feedback! Yes where it gets tricky is the strength of each oven. I must admit my oven is on the weak side, so it sounds like your oven is powerful (which is a good thing!)
What type of flour did you used? There are numbers in the packages of flour which tell us something about gluten, which brand do you recommend us to buy?
I like Italian Caputo flour, or Francine flour from France.
Oven temperature 450 degrees is tha ferhenhit. Or socious
450 degrees F. Or C
It is Fahrenheit.
Made it, came out well except no pocket.... any ideas?
Best to let it rise more, put a towel over it after you roll it and let it sit more. This will allow the dough to rise more (creating that pocket effect) Another fix is maybe there was slightly too much water in the dough. If the dough is too sticky it won’t separate into a pocket while baking. Every flour can yield different results.
My husband just told me that the molasses in Jordan is made from dates and she added tahini with date molasses.
Yes there is date molasses and it is delicious too! I love the grape one because it has a sight tartness, whereas the date molasses is sweeter. =)
@@blanchetv I made the dough put it was not pita bread just a flat piece of bread.It was Good but not pita
Hi - I just discovered your channel and love it! Can you tell me if I can use gluten free flour instead for this recipe?
HI welcome to the channel! To make a gluten free bread that would work the best, I recommend using a high quality gluten Free All Purpose Flour, like Kind Arthur. It might not turn out exactly the same, but come close. Gluten free flours also don't brown as well in the oven, so be cautious not to over bake the bread. Hope that helps!
Can we see your mom paints? I have pomegranates molasses never heard of grape molasses thanks
Girls really love Middle Eastern cuisine! I did try today making pita bread by your recipe, and pita comes brittle very dry 🙁. I did follow your recipe, what could go wrong?
Check to make sure the yeast is fresh. Make sure to let the dough rise after every step--helps to cover the dough with a damp towel during this process. Did you add extra flour while kneading? Are you overbaking your bread? Baking bread for too long will cause your bread to lose moisture which will dry it out. Be sure that you are following the time directed closely. And remember, every oven is different and will cook at a different temperature. You can test your bread by tapping it at its base; if you hear a hollow sound, it’s probably done. Another reason why your bread might be dry is that you did not knead it enough. When you don’t knead your dough enough, it will be crumbly. So make sure that you knead until your dough enough. You know it is enough when you stretch it out until you can get it paper-thin without tearing it. Can you see the light through it? If so, it is ready.
Baking bread is a science, the more practice you get the better it will be. It is hard getting it right from the first time.
Thank you, but please mention if it is a bread flour , or what brand is it , bleached or unbleached !! That make sense right ?
Good question, we used simple unbleached and sifted flour. Totally makes sense! ;)
@@blanchetv thank you Blanche 😊 يعطيك العافيه
AMAZING THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜 AWESOME BEAUTIFUL ✨ PITA BREAD ,
Can you freeze the dough balls
I am sure you could, but I wouldn't leave it longer than 3 months.
Can I use olive oil instead of vegetable oil?
Yes I love a combination of olive and avocado oil the best actually!
How do you make the Holy Bread that is used by the Greek Orthodox Church in Syria for Holy Communion and other religions purposes?
You know I have never made that bread, as I am not Syrian nor Orthodox. If I find someone that knows how to make it I will interview them!
@@blanchetv thank you. Sorry for assuming you were of Syrian ancestry and of the Greek Orthodox Faith. Really enjoy your cooking. Everything is nearly identical as my Sito’s recipes were. They remind me of her food.
@@xa7467 Wonderful to hear that our recipes remind you of your family's! We are Catholic, so a lot of our traditions are the same ;)
I made this and followed to a t but my bread came out puffy but hard. Did I cook it too long?
There are a lot of factors that can cause the bread to be hard, namely:
1) Over kneading
2) Using older yeast
3) Not letting the bread rest at least 20 minutes (covered) between every single step
4) Using too hot water for the yeast
There is also the type of flour used. Perhaps you can try bread flour instead of all purpose flour. I personally like to use Italian Caputo Flour or French Francine flour.
The oven temperatures can vary--what temperature did you use?
Hi Blanche can you do a post about pickled mango?
Never tried pickled mango, hmm interesting!
@@blanchetv You will get Pickled mango recipes in Indian (Asian) RUclips Channels
Thank for that I remember that tahini and molasses I have not had in a very long time. Your sponsor is that an Arabic co or indian. I am making bamyh tomorrow I haven’t made that in yrs. I will look to see if u have that in your book if not I will call my sister in London she will remind me
Hi Nuha, I do not have bamyieh in my book because I never liked that dish, too slimy (forgive me lol!) Ridha naturals is a Palestinian owned company.
Blanche TV cool then I will definitely order something from them
@@nuhamiley3128 Thanks for your support dear!
Where can we buy the molasses etc?
I bought the book already
I really love Dukan foods if you want to purchase online: dukkanfoods.com/
Thanks for your support and hope you enjoy the book! =)
I love you ladys 😘😘😘 "ahla taghmees" 😍
Sending love your way--haha tghamees is how we live!
@@blanchetv 👍🏻 We can't be Palestinian if we didn't 😂😉
Is this regular yeast or instant yeast?
Regular yeast
Why do some people add powdered milk to recipe
In this recipe I stayed true to the original rustic Palestinian recipe my great aunt would make. Milk or milk powder is a way of enhancing the dough to make a softer loaf (due to the milkfat acting as a tenderizer by interfering with gluten production) Milk powder can also add flavor to the loaf or enhance browning of the crust due to the potential carmelization of the milk sugars.
I guess I suck because it wasn’t fool proof and I’m a fool lol. What do you think I did wrong that mine didn’t get a pocket. I followed the recipe and the dough rose really well. I let it rest everyone you said to let it rest. What did I do wrong. Help!!!!
First of all...you NEVER suck. Bread is really tricky. It is super important to let the bread rise a long time between steps, use fresh yeast (check expiration date). Also make sure the water you mix with the yeast is warm, not too hot, not too cold. Make sure the oven is adequately preheated. Hope this helps!
@@blanchetv you’re too sweet. I made the batch again and this time it puffed. The only difference is this time when I made the balls I made sure the bottom of the ball didn’t have any dimples.
@@randafoster3756 So glad you figured it out and achieved success!
O...M...G
So, what is your ethnic background?
She’s Palestinian.
Even in Iraq we eat rashi and debes
Nice to know!! Wishing you peace in Iraq ;)
You did NOT just throw the bread on the floor 😱😱😱
Haram 😪
LOL It was stale, so I made some pita croutons for some fattoush salad of course. I don't waste bread, even if I throw it around for drama =)
If you weren’t so informative...interresting and had such great recipes ...I may have had an inclination. to cancel my subscription ! 🤩😂🤩
By the way ...how was the fattoush?
shoepmr Fattoush was fabulous, the hit of our July 4th! 😂👍😉
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Can you please do a tutorial on how to make that good zaatar flat bread? That would be great!! Are you guys Christians or Muslims? I thought I saw a cross necklace on your mom. Even so, Jesus is the only way guys. Everything else is false beliefs.
Hi Bianca, I do have a video on manakeesh, which you can use with this pita bread dough, or store bought: ruclips.net/video/LNoy3ow8Pwg/видео.html We are Christian yes.
Thank you