Pita bread comes in plastic bags and is stale a lot of the time so I’ve always wanted to try making it myself. I tried a long time ago using my oven, but it didn’t work. So I tried using the stovetop this time and it worked out really well. Here’s how to make you own pita bread – no plastic bags involved!

• 1 cup warm water (about 110 degrees)
• 2 tsp yeast
• 1 tsp sugar
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• oil for frying

Whisk together warm water, yeast and sugar. Let proof for five minutes.

Combine flour and salt.

Add yeast mixture to flour mixture and mix until you have a dough. Knead for about five minutes, then place in a greased bowl. Let rise for about an hour or until doubled in size.

Punch down dough and divide it into eight pieces.

Brush a cast iron skillet with a little bit of oil. Place the skillet over medium-high heat. Take one piece of dough and roll it out into a disk.

Place the disk on the hot skillet.

Cook until you see bubbles starting to form. Flip the disk over.

It should start to puff up a bit. Cook for about a minute, then flip it back over. Now it should really start to puff up.

Cook for about a minute on the other side, then it’s finished! It will deflate once you remove it from the skillet. Serve with tsatsiki and other Mediterranean dishes (coming soon).