Today, we're making an easy, soft and fluffy pita bread recipe using poolish and tangzhong. With only 5 ingredients needed, this recipe is incredibly simple and we have plenty of tips for getting the best pita bread. We'll show you everything you need to get a perfect pocket with every pita you make. From the first law of thermodynamics and the conservation of energy to delicious pitas inflating, we cover the science of pita bread from many aspects. Watch the video for more!
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Ingredients
Summary Weight (g) %
Total Flour 350 100.0%
Total Hydration 250 71.4%

Ingredients/Derivatives
Poolish
Bread Flour 100 28.6%
Water 100 28.6%
Instant Yeast (1/8 tsp) 0.6 0.2%

Tangzhong
Bread Flour 50 14.3%
Boiling Water 100 28.6%

Dough
Bread Flour 200 57.1%
Water 50 14.3%
Salt 6 1.7%
Olive Oil 18 5.1%

Total Dough Weight 624.6

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:33 Opening
10:49 Poolish
12:49 Tangzhong/Yudane
14:16 Making the Pita Breads

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