Pork Free Whole Wheat Pita Bread

Total time1 hr 36 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time16 min

4.8

(30)

Warm, pillowy, and packed with nutty whole wheat flavor, these homemade pitas are the kind of bread that makes you wonder why you ever bought the packaged kind. Every ingredient here is straightforward and plant-based — water, yeast, honey, flour, olive oil, and salt — so there's nothing hidden to worry about, and the whole process is completely free of pork-derived additives like lard that can quietly sneak into commercial flatbreads. The real magic happens on a screaming-hot baking sheet: that intense heat causes each round to balloon up beautifully in just a few minutes, creating the perfect pocket for stuffing or tearing. Wrapping the finished pitas in a kitchen towel right out of the oven traps steam and keeps them soft and flexible instead of stiff and crackly. They're genuinely satisfying to make from scratch, and the whole wheat flour gives them a heartiness that store-bought versions rarely match. Serve them fresh with hummus, fill them with roasted vegetables, or just tear into one warm — they disappear fast either way.

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Ingredients

8 servings

1 cup warm water (about 110°f / 43°c)
2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 standard packet)
1 tsp honey
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 tsp fine sea salt
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus more for the bowl

Instructions

1
Combine the warm water, yeast, and honey in a large mixing bowl and stir briefly. Let stand for 5–8 minutes, until the surface is foamy and the mixture smells yeasty.
2
Add the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, salt, and 2 tbsp olive oil to the yeast mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough forms, then turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 6–8 minutes, until the dough is smooth, slightly tacky, and springs back slowly when poked.

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