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High Protein Pita Bread

2-Ingredient Pita Bread

Look, I get it—you’re busy, your mental load is already maxed out, and the last thing you need is a recipe that requires you to hunt down 47 different ingredients. Enter this viral 2-ingredient pita bread: self-rising flour and fat-free Greek yogurt. That’s literally it. The result? Fluffy, chewy pita that’s surprisingly delicious and packed with protein. No complicated technique, no special equipment, no judgment if your first attempt is a little wonky. Just two things, a hot pan, and about 30 minutes. One less thing to overthink.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup SELF-RISING FLOUR (MUST use self-rising — regular flour with salt and baking powder does not turn out as well)
  • 3/4 cup fat-free Greek yogurt

Instructions

1. Mix the two ingredients together until the dough is slightly tacky. If it’s too sticky, add more flour. If it’s too dry, add a little bit of yogurt.

Step 1: Mix the flour and yogurt until the dough is slightly tacky

2. Cover and let rest for 20 minutes.

3. Divide dough into 4 equal parts.

Step 3: Divide dough into 4 equal parts

4. Roll each piece out to about 1/16″ thin — thin, but not so thin it tears. Think tortilla thin. It helps to add a little flour to your rolling pin as well so the dough doesn’t stick to it.

Step 4 (continued): Roll each piece out to about 1/16″ thin

5. Heat a griddle or non-stick pan over high heat until very hot.

6. Place pita on the hot pan. Wait for the top to start bubbling — this could take 90 seconds to a few minutes depending on your pan.

Step 6: Wait for the top to bubble — that’s your cue to flip

7. Once the top bubbles, flip it. You should see nice brown spots on the bottom.

Step 7: Flip to reveal those golden brown spots

8. Cook another minute or so until it starts to puff up slightly — that’s when you know it’s done.

Step 8: Done when it starts to puff up slightly

Pro Tips

Cook time varies wildly depending on your pan, your stove, and probably the alignment of the planets. Don’t rely on a timer—watch for the visual cues instead. The bubbling and puffing are your friends; they’re telling you exactly when it’s done. And yeah, thin is good, but razor-thin will tear, and then you’ll have frustration pita instead of dinner pita. Aim for thin-but-not-paper-thin and call it a win.

Nutrition (Per Pita — Makes 4)

  • Calories: 145
  • Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 27g
  • Protein: 7g

That’s it. Two ingredients, one hot pan, and you’ve got something delicious and protein-packed that feels way more impressive than it actually is. No fancy technique required, no failure possible (okay, maybe one tiny pita will be weird, but the rest will be great). Make them, stuff them with whatever, feed your people, and reclaim those 30 minutes of mental energy you just saved by not overthinking dinner. You’ve got this part.

Serve it with

These pitas are perfect with:

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