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Fluffy pittas with chicken

Fluffy pittas

Name: Fluffy pittas
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 8
Ingredients: 500g strong white bread flour plus extra for dusting; 7g sachet fast-action dried yeast; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves (optional); 200ml milk; 1 tbsp olive oil plus a little extra for proving and brushing

Barney Desmazery

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Makes 8

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 40 mins

plus 1 hr rising

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Try making these Grecian-style pittas which are fluffier than the ones you'll find in most shops. Fill with barbecued chicken or pork, salad and tzatziki for a satisfying fakeaway kebab

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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500g strong white bread flour

plus extra for dusting
7g sachet fast-action dried yeast
1 tbsp caster sugar
2 tsp fresh thyme leaves

(optional)
200ml milk
1 tbsp olive oil

plus a little extra for proving and brushing

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal273
fat3g
saturates1g
carbs51g
sugars4g
fibre2g
protein9g
salt1.2g

Method

step 1

A few hours before you want to eat, make the dough. Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, thyme, if using, and 2 tsp salt in a bowl with your fingertips. Pour over the milk, olive oil and 100ml lukewarm water and, still using your fingers, combine to make a dough. Tip onto a work surface and knead for 8-10 mins (or blitz in a stand mixer for 5 mins). Clean, then lightly oil a bowl, put the dough in the bowl and cover with a tea towel. Leave to rise for 1 hr or until nearly doubled in size. If you want to give yourself more time, the dough will take longer to rise in the fridge (at least 2 hrs).
step 2

Divide the dough into eight equal pieces. One at a time, on a lightly floured surface, roll out to circles about 20cm wide, then brush with a little more olive oil and cook on the hot side of the barbecue for 2-3 mins on each side until puffed up and blistered. Alternatively, heat a frying pan or griddle (or two if you can) over a medium-high heat and cook, one by one in each pan, until bubbles appear on the surface after 1-2 mins. When the underside is golden, flip and cook for another 2-3 mins. Continue until all the pittas are cooked, wrapping them in foil as you go to keep warm.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2021

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