The Secret Technique That Makes Egyptian Pita Perfect

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Eish baladi isn't just another flatbread - it's what happens when you combine the convenience of pita with the incredible texture of Focaccia and the complex flavor of sourdough. This Egyptian bread is so beloved that Egyptians consume over 250 million loaves every day. Our recipe reveals the secret technique that gives this bread its perfect pocket and springy texture. It's tastier, softer, and in my opinion way better than any other pita.
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Ingredients (makes 16 small or 10 medium loaves):
500g white all purpose flour (11% protein recommended)
400ml water
10g salt
10g sugar
7g dry active yeast

Bran mixture:
500g fine wheat bran
350g white all purpose flour

Recipe summary:
1- Make a preferment the night before
2- Turn the preferment into dough by mixing the rest of the ingredients with it using the technique outlined below
3- Portion the dough out into individual pieces onto trays filled with wheat bran and flour then rest
4- Take pieces of dough and lightly stretch them with your hands, then bake them one by one

Pre-ferment:
In a bowl add 200g of the flour, 200ml of the water and 1g of the yeast from the original ingredient amounts. Mix until well combined and the mixture is sticky. Cover and leave for 12-16 hours.

Assembling bread dough:
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer add the preferment, remaining flour, remaining yeast, sugar, salt, and half of the remaining water. Mix on low until a rough dough comes together (about a minute).
2. Knead the dough on low speed for 5 minutes until smooth, then while the machine is running add half the remaining water and incorporate. Once incorporated repeat to add the rest of the water and turn the speed up to medium.
3. When all the water has been absorbed and the dough starts sticking to the bowl, knead for a further 2 minutes. Dough should be very sticky and stretchy. Cover and let it rest for 1-2 hours depending on ambient temperature or until it doubles in size.
4. Gently knock out most of the air, by releasing the dough from the sides of the bowl.

Bran mixture:
If you do not have fine bran, grind the wheat bran using a blender for 15 seconds and sift it into a large bowl. Mix the bran and flour until well combined and pour the mix onto baking trays or sheets (ideally ones with high walls). The bran and flour mixture should be at least 1 cm deep.

Portioning and baking the dough:
1. Cover trays with bran-flour mixture. Have a plate of flour ready.
2. Wet your dominant hand and flour the other. Using the wet hand, scoop dough and let it dangle from your palm. Swing palm in circular motions to slap dough into hand, until it forms a taught ball. Pinch between thumb and finger to portion, then drop onto floured hand. Bounce in palm to coat with flour, then place unfloured-side down on bran. Space portions well apart.
4. Cover and rest 45-60 minutes in a warm room.
5. Heat home oven with pizza stone/steel to maximum temperature (250°C) for 1 hour, or pizza oven to 350-400°C for 20 minutes.
6. To bake: Dust peel with bran mixture. Gently lift dough by curling fingers under it through the bran. Support with all fingers, shake off excess bran, and transfer to peel. Pat gently to shape into a circle. Shake to ensure it can slide on the peel.
7. Bake until lightly colored (4-5 minutes in home oven, 90-120 seconds in pizza oven). In a home oven you should take it out when it has started to lightly change colour, in a pizza oven watch for leoparding then remove when lightly browned.
10. Cool bread on a wire rack for 20 minutes, do not stack until cooled to prevent the bread from softening. Store in an airtight bag or container for up to 3 days or freeze and reheat when needed.
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أنا من المانيا وخبزنا جيد. ولكن الخبز المصري أنا أحبه كثيرا. مخبوز بالحب من أيد صديقتي مصرية هو هدية السماء❣️

Livoirienyvoitrien
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You're a legend! From one Egyptian missing Eish Baladinto another, you've given us all a gift that will have us thank you for eternity.

osamsal
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This video is next level and the cultural, political and emotional meaning of bread to us Egyptians at the end is just the cherry on top . Wonderful job!

hasnaashaalan
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My man lost a good bit of weight well done, looking forward to trying this recipe

TraderGoo
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I visited Egypt 7 years ago. The bread was a highlight. Just amazing. Thank you for the memory.

mull
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For all the people here, Egypt had a 207 types of bread for almost evey major city.

AhmedSalah-vyvn
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This is by far the best recipe of the channel, and I've been watching for years

trident
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The care you guys have poured into this video is palpable. I got goosebumps and a bit emotional by the end.

GuiHarrison
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When you said eish means life I found tears in my eyes. This bread makes me emotional how weird is that!

NOHAELEBIARI
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The research, production, and editing are outstanding, and the recipe looks absolutely fantastic. I've been trying to master eish baladi for years, and this has inspired me to push my limits with a much higher hydration dough than I ever thought I could handle. I can’t wait to give it a try—thank you for sharing!

sherifyacoub
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You have cracked the code to life’s greatest pleasure and made it accessible for all. THANK YOU.

sal_alaa
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Looking in great shape bro, keep up the amazing work and recipes. Really helps me deal with nostalgia and homesickness as a student abroad

abdulrahmanali
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I'm from Egypt but I live abroad now and I've been looking for a way to make Eish Baladi at home! Thank you so much :)

qsxsqsxs
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Having lived in Egypt as a child eating aish I could never develop any fondness for the dry pita you find in western countries. It just doesn't compare. Nice recipe though somewhat complex and time consuming. I give props to the bakers in Egypt who churn aish out and make it look easy.

vmoses
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I made this recipe today and I LOVED it. Normal pita bread recipes are always dry and this bread is what I was truly looking for...and it delivered.

However, I did make a few adjustments because I don't have a stand mixer.

1. After my poolish was ready I mixed the remaining flour, yeast, water, salt, and sugar separately and let them autolyse for about 30 minutes. After that I mixed the poolish and the dough together and kneeded the dough using my finger tips in a pick-and-drop way for about 5 minutes.

2. I know he said to use all purpose flour for this but I did use about 10% bread flour so the dough is a bit more workable.

3. I didn't have wheat bran at hand so I used a coarsely ground whole wheat flour instead. Worked just fine.

4. Instead of using a large amount of flour in a sheet tray to portion the dough, I dusted square-shaped baking paper with the flour and shaped the dough there. It was super easy to take the baking paper and place it in a hot oven instead of trying to wiggle it out of something.

5. I didn't have a baking stone so I just used an inverted black tray and it worked just fine. I heated the oven to 250 C, which is the maximum it could go.

Overall, very delicious and would definitely make again, maybe adding whole wheat flour in the mix too!!

NS-ncgo
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watching the bread puff is so satisfying.

jmchau
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This is, hands down, the absolute best recipe for Egyptian bread on the internet. I have experimented with various ways in the past and I even have my own video on Instagram but it doesn’t come even close to yours. I’m impressed by the technical depth as well, very few can effectively communicate food/baking science like that. ❤

asoli_dev
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This video is a masterpiece!
Probably your best yet! Kudos to Salma for fine tuning it to match the authentic bakery recipe as close as possible. This looks like the real deal. I can only imagine the heavnly smell in your home as you were baking these round pieces of heaven. And great production work showing all the real places in Egypt making it. Thank you both.

AhmedEtman
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Love ❤️ Egypt. Love Aish baladi. American Wife of an Egyptian for 20 years.

lisalisa
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I just made pita recently and have been scouring the internet for the right method. Thank you for making this!

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