Greek pita bread?

[nadellii]

I like to make gyros at home but I am having a heck of a time finding the right bread for it where I live.

There is a store near me but they haven't been getting the bread I normally use in.

I thought maybe I would make my own - but I am not the best bread maker. I also don't trust recipes I see.

I don't want it to be the wrong kind of bread. I want it to be soft. I guess I have two questions -

1. maybe I can buy the bread online? Do you know where? and 2. Do you have a recipe you can recommend?

 

[Luana]

I grew up in a Greek family and we never had pita bread. Maybe it's a regional thing, but hadn't even heard of it until last 10 years or so. Bread we got at Greek store was round and somewhat high with sesame seeds on top and we called it psomi, the Greek word for bread.

Is pita bread popular in Greece? It's been a while since I've been to Greece and never had pita bread at any Greek restaurants, nor do I recall any family members serving it.

 

[k_tsoukalas]

I grew up in a Greek family and we never had pita bread. Maybe it's a regional thing, but hadn't even heard of it until last 10 years or so. Bread we got at Greek store was round and somewhat high with sesame seeds on top and we called it psomi, the Greek word for bread.

Is pita bread popular in Greece? It's been a while since I've been to Greece and never had pita bread at any Greek restaurants, nor do I recall any family members serving it.

Same with me! I didn't get introduced to Gyros and Pita Bread until later in life. We'd go to the Greek bakery and get either the Greek white bread or the country bread.

In Greece, as far as I can see, it is just used in Gyros and for Gyro plates (basically a deconstructed Gyro with everything on the plate and not contained in a sandwich).

The Greek Pita is soft, thick so it can hold the ingredients, and folds nicely without breaking. Basically, it's very hard to find in the US. I don't make Gyros at home, though, so Greek Pita Bread is not a concern of mine. LOL

I tried making it once and it wasn't a good experience.