I know I know… normally I show you sweet stuff on this website. Everything from cakes to cupcakes and all those other sweet little treats. But not today. Nope. Today’s recipe is something savory (and a tiny bit spicy) – delicious homemade pita breads with minced meat.
I wanted to do something hearty for a change. No – I HAD to do something hearty for a change ;) I can’t have cake or cookies all the time. There is so much sugar and fat on this website, I had to do something less sweet ;) These easy to make pita bread are perfect for that.
The dough is pretty easy to prepare, needs some time to rest, but that’s it. The topping is minced meat here, seasoned with some Sriracha sauce to make it spicy. If you don’t like it, just use salt and pepper or maybe smoked paprika powder. That’s nice. If you want some sauce for the meat, add some tomato paste and a bit vegetable broth to get a “basic” meat sauce ;) If you fancy some vegetables, add them too.
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
For the dough:
0.7 oz. (21g) fresh yeast
1/2 cup (120ml) lukewarm water (plus more if needed)
1/2 tsp. sugar
2 cups (260g) pizza flour (Tipo 00)
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. olive oil (plus more)
For the topping:
2 red onions
1 red hot pepper
olive oild for frying and brushing the breads
11 oz. (300g) miced meat
salt, pepper
Sriracha Sauce
3.5 oz. (100g) sour cream with herbs
Für den Teig:
21g frische Hefe
120ml lauwarmes Wasser (ggf. etwas mehr)
1/2 TL Zucker
260g Pizza Mehl (Tipo 00)
1 TL Salz
2 El Olivenöl (plus etwas mehr)
Für den Belag:
2 Zwiebeln (rot)
1 rote Peperoni
Olivenöl zum Anbraten & für die Fladen
300g Rinderhackfleisch
Salz, Pfeffer
Sriracha Soße (optional)
100g Kräuterquark
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Add the flour with the salt to a large bowl. Add the dissolved yeast and olive oil and knead for about 6-8 minutes until you get a nice smooth dough (you can also do that by hand on a flourd surface). Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.
3. Cut about 1 1/2 of the onions into fine dices and the rest into fine rings. Cut the red hot pepper also into rings. Cover both and set aside.
4. Preheat the oven including a baking sheet or pizza stone for at least 30 minutes to 480°F (250°C). Kneat the dough once more to get the air out. Divide into 8 pieces and roll out/stretch until you geht long pita bread shapes. Cover with a damp kitchen towel and let rise again for about 10 minutes.
5. While the dough is rising, cook the minced meat with some oil until crumbly. Add the diced onions and cook/fry aswell. Season with salt, pepper and sriracha sauce and set aside.
6. Place four dough pieces on a sheet of baking paper and prick several times with a fork. Brush with some olive oil and spread about half of the sour cream with herbs on the dough pieces (leave a small rim without sour cream). Place the baking paper with the dough pieces on the baking sheet or pizza stone and bake for about 5 minutes until the edges start to brown. Take out and spread half of the minced meat on the pita breads, decorate with onion rings and hot pepper rings – season with some more sriracha sauce if you like. Serve hot. Repeat with the remaining dough and meat.
2. Das Mehl zusammen mit dem Salz in eine große Schüssel geben. Die aufgelöste Hefe und das Olivenöl dazugeben und alles für 6-8 Minuten kneten lassen (oder auf einer bemehlten Arbeitsfläche von Hand). Den Teig abgedeckt in der Schüssel für etwa 1 Stunde an einem warmen Ort gehen lassen.
3. Von den Zwiebeln etwa 1 1/2 in feine Würfel schneiden und die restliche halbe Zwiebel in feine Ringe. Die Pepperoni ebenfalls in feine Ringe schneiden und alles abdecken und zur Seite stellen.
4. Den Ofen mit samt Backblech oder noch besser einem Pizzastein für min. 30 Minuten auf 250°C (480°F) vorheizen. Den gegangenen Teig noch einmal kurz durchkneten und in 8 gleichgroße Stücke teilen und dann zu langen Fladen ausrollen/ziehen. Mit einem leicht angefeuchteten Tuch abdecken und noch einmal 10 Minuten gehen lassen.
5. Während die Fladen noch einmal gehen, das Hackfleisch mit etwas Öl krümelig anbraten. Die Zwiebelwürfel zugeben und mit anbraten. Mit Salz, Pfeffer und Sriracha Soße würzen und dann vom Herd nehmen und zur Seite stellen.
6. Die ersten vier Fladen auf ein Backpapier legen, mit einer Gabel mehrmals einstechen, mit etwas Öl einstreichen und die Hälfte des Kräuterquark darauf verteilen (jeweils einen kleinen Rand ringsum frei lessen). Die Fladen samt Backpapier auf das heiße Blech oder den Pizzastein ziehen und dann etwa 5 Minuten goldbraun backen. Die heißen Fladenbrote mit der Hälfte des Hackfleischs, Zwiebelringen und Peperoni belegen und nach Belieben noch mit etwas Sriracha Soße würzen. Heiß servieren. Mit dem Restlichen Teig und Zutaten ebenso verfahren.
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Here is a version of the recipe you can print easily.
Pita Bread with Minced Meat
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 120
- Yield: 8 1x
Ingredients
For the dough
- 0.7 oz. (21g) fresh yeast
- 1/2 cup (120ml) lukewarm water (plus more if needed)
- 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 2 cups (260g) pizza flour (Tipo 00)
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. olive oil (plus more)
For the topping
- 2 red onions
- 1 red hot pepper
- olive oild for frying and brushing the breads
- 11 oz. (300g) miced meat
- salt, pepper
- Sriracha Sauce
- 3.5 oz. (100g) sour cream with herbs
Instructions
- Crumble the fresh yeast and mix with the sugar and lukewarm water until dissolved completely. Let rise for about 5 minutes.
- Add the flour with the salt to a large bowl. Add the dissolved yeast and olive oil and knead for about 6-8 minutes until you get a nice smooth dough (you can also do that by hand on a flourd surface). Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.
- Cut about 1 1/2 of the onions into fine dices and the rest into fine rings. Cut the red hot pepper also into rings. Cover both and set aside.
- Preheat the oven including a baking sheet or pizza stone for at least 30 minutes to 480°F (250°C). Kneat the dough once more to get the air out. Divide into 8 pieces and roll out/stretch until you geht long pita bread shapes. Cover with a damp kitchen towel and let rise again for about 10 minutes.
- While the dough is rising, cook the minced meat with some oil until crumbly. Add the diced onions and cook/fry aswell. Season with salt, pepper and sriracha sauce and set aside.
- Place four dough pieces on a sheet of baking paper and prick several times with a fork. Brush with some olive oil and spread about half of the sour cream with herbs on the dough pieces (leave a small rim without sour cream). Place the baking paper with the dough pieces on the baking sheet or pizza stone and bake for about 5 minutes until the edges start to brown. Take out and spread half of the minced meat on the pita breads, decorate with onion rings and hot pepper rings – season with some more sriracha sauce if you like. Serve hot. Repeat with the remaining dough and meat.
Notes
- Enjoy baking!