Fluffy pita pockets from Good Things - Recipes and Rituals to Share with the People You Love (page 385) by Samin Nosrat

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  • Abchmiel on January 11, 2026

    Overall, these turned out really wonderfully. She does underestimate the amount of flour needed for the dough as it was far too wet and wouldn’t come together. I added around an additional 1/2 cup of bread flour after I noticed this, which significantly helped and the dough then came together nicely. First proof was about 1.5 hours and I kept it on the counter under a bag with hot water and the dough covered with a bread towel. Did the same after shaping them. Used my pizza stone to bake them and it worked perfectly.

  • MaryJane7 on November 08, 2025

    As I was making this recipe, after adding the ingredients to my stand mixer, I noticed it looked really watery, but I assumed it would come together. But even after 10+ minutes of kneading, it stayed soupy. I’m a relatively experienced bread baker, though I haven’t made much pita before. The recipe says the dough should form an elastic ball after kneading, which definitely didn’t happen for me. I checked the ingredients multiple times and measured everything on a scale, so I’m pretty confident the amounts were right. I ended up adding significant amount of flour just to give the dough some structure. I was able to make it work and they actually turned out to be the best pitas I’ve made so far, with most of them puffing beautifully. I’m still confused though. Why the flour amount was so off?

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