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NIX KITCHEN — The Great PN100 Pitta Puff

Fresh homemade pitta breads in a warm rustic kitchen
NIX KITCHEN · PANASONIC SD-PN100

THE GREAT
PITTA PUFF

One tiny bread maker. Six proper pittas. And that brilliant moment when flat dough suddenly turns into a bread balloon.

Panasonic SD-PN100 bread maker
The actual machine

The PN100 does the hard bit.

This recipe is built around the black Panasonic SD-PN100. It handles the mixing, kneading and first prove, leaving you to shape, bake and enjoy the best bit.

Ingredients

  • Lukewarm water160 ml
  • Olive oil1 tbsp
  • Strong white bread flour250 g
  • Sugar1 tsp
  • Salt1 tsp
  • Fermipan Red yeast1 tsp

PN100 method

  1. Add the water and olive oil first.
  2. Add flour, then sugar and salt.
  3. Add yeast last.
  4. Run the Dough programme.
  5. Divide into six pieces, roughly 65–70 g each.
  6. Rest for 10 minutes.
  7. Roll evenly to around 4–5 mm thick.
NIX rule: liquids first, yeast last — then let the PN100 get on with it.
Pitta dough balls beside the Panasonic SD-PN100
Step 01 · Shape

Six little dough balls.

Give them ten minutes under a light cover before rolling. That short rest relaxes the gluten and makes the dough much easier to shape evenly.

The heat rule

Hot oven. Hot tray.

Heat the oven to about 240°C conventional / 220°C fan with a heavy tray, baking steel or pizza stone already inside. Bake for around 4–6 minutes.

The pocket is steam. The instant heat creates steam inside the dough, separating the two sides and inflating the pitta.
Pitta breads puffing dramatically in a hot oven
Step 02 · The moment

Then: WHOOMPH.

One second it is flat. The next, it has inflated into a proper pitta pocket. Watching this through the oven door is completely justified.

Keep them soft

Wrap them while warm.

As soon as they come out, loosely wrap the pittas in a clean tea towel for 5–10 minutes. The trapped steam keeps the crust soft and flexible.

Steaming garlic butter pittas
Idea 01

Garlic butter pitta.

Melt butter with crushed garlic, parsley and a pinch of salt, then brush it onto the hot bread. It disappears into the blisters and turns the whole thing into something dangerous.

Loaded chicken shawarma pitta
Idea 02

Build the monster.

Grilled chicken, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, red onion, garlic yoghurt and chilli sauce. The pocket exists to be tested, so load it properly.

Warm homemade pitta breads with creamy chicken soup
Idea 03

The soup dunker.

Make the pitta slightly thicker, tear it into big pieces and serve it alongside creamy chicken soup. Bread becomes edible cutlery — better engineering than a spoon.

More ideas

One dough. Loads of dinners.

Greek chickenChicken, cucumber, tomato, red onion, feta, tzatziki and lemon.
Breakfast pittaEgg, bacon, sausage, cheese and brown sauce.
HalloumiGrilled halloumi, rocket, tomato and sweet chilli.
Roast leftoversChicken, stuffing, cranberry and mayo.
Curry nightBrush with garlic butter and use it for scooping.
Pitta pizzaTomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni and oregano.
FalafelFalafel, hummus, tahini and salad.
SteakSteak, onions, peppers, mushrooms and mustard mayo.
SweetBanana, peanut butter, honey and cinnamon.
Troubleshooting

Why didn’t mine puff?

Usually the oven or tray was not hot enough, the dough was rolled too thin, or the thickness was uneven. Even a flat one still makes excellent dipping bread or pitta chips.

NIX verdict

Small machine. Big puff. Very good bread.

The SD-PN100 is much more than a loaf machine. For small-batch dough, it is a cracking little workhorse — and this is exactly the kind of recipe that proves it.

NIX KITCHEN
The Great PN100 Pitta Puff