100% GLUTEN FREE Teff Pita Bread
Jan Schluter • October 24, 2025
100% teff gluten free pita bread

100% Teff Gluten-Free Pita Bread Recipe (Makes 6 - 8 Pitas)
INGREDIENTS
- 300 g Risen Flour's teff flour
- 25 g psyllium husk powder
- 7 g instant yeast (1 packet)
- 6 g salt (1 tsp)
- 10 g sugar or honey (2 tsp)
- 20 g olive oil (1 ½ tbsp)
- 350 g warm water (approx. 1 ½ cups, 40–45°C)
METHOD
- Activate the psyllium
- In a bowl, whisk psyllium husk into the warm water. Let it sit 5–10 minutes until it thickens into a gel.
- Mix the dough
- In a large bowl, combine teff flour, yeast, salt, and sugar.
- Add the psyllium gel and olive oil. Mix until a sticky dough forms.
- Rise
- Cover and let rise in a warm spot for 1 hour, or until slightly puffy. (It won’t double like wheat dough, but it should expand.)
- Shape
- Divide dough into 6–8 portions (about 100 g each).
- Roll each into a ball, then flatten gently into a 5–6 mm thick round. Use flour on your hands if sticky.
- Second Rest
- Cover shaped rounds and let rest 20 minutes.
- Bake
- Preheat oven to 230 °C with a pizza stone or heavy tray inside.
- Place pitas on the hot surface and bake 5–6 minutes. They may puff slightly and should form pockets.
- Cool & Serve
- Remove, cover with a towel to keep them soft, and enjoy fresh.
Tips:
- If you want a lighter texture, replace 50 g teff flour with tapioca flour.
- If they don’t puff fully, they still make excellent flatbreads.
Ancient Grains - Sourdough Starter Rehydration and Recipe

By Jan Schluter
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October 17, 2022
INGREDIENTS: 8g Risen Flour's dried instant yeast 200g Risen Flour's Durum Semolina 400g Risen Flour's pizza Milano flour (or strong white bread flour) 480g water 11g Salt METHOD Place yeast, 400g flour, 200g semolina , 450g water and 11g salt in an electric mixer. Beat on medium-high speed until just combined and slowly add more water a little at a time and allow to absorb before adding more water. Check the dough and if its not absorbing any more water discard the balance of the water, otherwise add the rest slowly. Mix until full gluten development has been reached - about 25 min in a domestic mixer scraping it off the hook as it creeps up. The dough will be a wet and sticky. Do the window pane test - with wet hands pull the dough apart and it should stretch and become transparent with a clean smooth membrane. You should be able to stretch the dough for around 10cm before it breaks. (dough will be quite wet). With wet hands transfer to a greased bowl cover with a clean tea towel and set aside at room temperature for 1-1.5hrs during this time do 2 sets of stretch and folds 30min apart. ( a stretch and fold is taking one edge of the dough and lift it up and fold it over to the middle, then repeat with the other sides ), OR until doubled in size ( In warmer tempretures it may take less time so keep an eye on it). It should be wobbly and bubbly. Once its rested place the dough gently on your baking tray that has been heavly floured (you can use baking paper too) - cut into shape sprinkle the top generously with flour on top and allow to proof for 30 - 45min more at room temp covered. Preheat oven to fan forced 240°C. Place a saucepan on the bottom of the oven with a rack above it. Bake for 25-30 minutes until bread is risen, golden and bottom sounds hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Enjoy - if you have any questions please drop me an email or give us a call. Jan
































