Pitta Pepperoni Pizza

I love pizza and this is a great way to curb those takeaway cravings guilt-free and save the pennies!

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Why pitta over pizza dough?

Now I’m not going to sit here and tell you that you’re getting the same thing, as you’re definitely not. The pitta bread is smaller than the pizza base, however, the pitta bread allows for the addition for sides to your meal, such as chips or maybe some vegetables.

A pitta history:

Pitta bread can be traced back to prehistoric times. Moreover, it was originally made from wild cereal grains.  However, there is no evidence that there was a ‘pocket’ in those days.  

Interestingly, the word ‘pitta’ comes from modern Greek meaning bread, cake or pie. Also, in Ancient Greek the word pikte meaning fermented pastry is similar to ‘picta’ in latin meaning pizza.

Pitta is mass produced these days.  Some production lines can bake batches using 45000kg of flour at a time making thousands of loaves every hour.  Because the ovens are extremely hot (around 800 – 900 degrees)  they only need to be cooked for around 60 seconds.  Then, they cool the pittas about 20 minutes before selling them around the world.

By cooking the pittas in a very hot oven, this makes the water in the dough turn into steam causing the pitta to expand to make a pocket. When the dough collapses, it stays separated allowing us to fill it with whatever we want.

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*Calorific value may change depending on brand of food used*

Details

Servings

1 Serving

Prep time

10 minutes

Cooking time

30-40 minutes

Calories

530

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Ingredients

  • 250g Potatoes

  • 5 slices of pepperoni

  • 1 Wholemeal pitta

  • 40g low fat cheese

  • JD Seasonings Chips & Wedges Seasoning

  • Handful of leafy salad

  • 1 tbsp tomato puree

  • Salt & Pepper to season

  • Low calorie spray oil

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Directions

  • Preheat your oven to 180 degrees.
  • Chop your potatoes to chip like shapes, spray with spray oil and sprinkle some JD Seasonings chips & wedges seasoning until evenly coated and put in the oven for 30-40 minutes, giving them a shake half way through. You can use the code JESSGETS20 for 20% off your order at JD Seasonings!
  • Spread your pitta evenly with the tomato puree, leaving the edges for a crust.
  • Top the pitta with the cheese and pepperoni before putting in the oven for 15 minutes.
  • Remove your chips and pizza from the oven and serve with a handful of salad.

Last updated: 20th October 2021