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15 Minute Homemade Pita Pockets with Tuna & Olives

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Cup Spelt Flour
  • 1/2 Cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 Tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 Tsp Sea Salt
  • 1/2 Tsp White Sugar
  • 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Spanish Olive Oil
  • 1/3 Cup Luke Warm Water

FOR THE FILLING

  • 1 Tin of Tuna Packed in Olive Oil
  • 12 Green Spanish Olives
  • 6 Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1/4 Tsp Dried Oregano
  • 1/4 Tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Spanish Olive Oil
  • Sea Salt
  • Ground Pepper

Instructions

  1. Add 1/2 cup of spelt flour and 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour to a bowl, also add 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon of white sugar, 1 tablespoon of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, 1/3 cup of luke warm water and start mixing everything together, once all the ingredients are mixed together, get in there with your hand, continue to mix until you form a dough, then knead inside of the bowl for a couple of minutes and form the dough into a ball
  2. Add some flour to a flat surface, add the ball of dough on top, cut in half, and create a circular dough with your hands (or with a roller) from each piece of dough, you want a diameter of about 6 inches and a thickness of a 1/4 inch from each piece of dough
  3. Heat a non-stick frying pan with a medium heat, once the pan get´s hot, cook each pita bread for 1 minute per side, covering the pan with a lid
  4. While the pita breads are cooling off, lets get our filling ready, add 1 tin of tuna to a bowl, along with some cut green Spanish olives and some cut cherry tomatoes, add a 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder, a 1/4 teaspoon of dried oregano, 1 tablespoon of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, season with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper and mix everything together
  5. Cut each pita bread in half, using a rounded edged knife, cut open each half of pita bread to create the pockets
  6. Stuff each pocket with the tuna filling and serve
  7. Enjoy!

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