Pitta Bread Fury

shelley_crow

Are you toasting them for long enough? I used to have this problem, leave them in for slightly longer and they are easier to split with a sharp knife.

GlynD

Toasting them lightly is the best idea or heat them in a warm oven if you've been using it to cook the filling. The result is the same puffing up which lets you slit them without trouble.

mummyroysof3

Guess what I'm having for tea now lol

camNolliesMUMMY

I put mine in the microwave for 15 secs and find the edge with a ridged edge n cut there its easier when warmed up and I prefer hem warm.

marmitepotato

I am toasting them till they puff up. I then try to make a pocket but I either can't manage to get the right 'split', or I split it but manage to tear it when I am filling them up!

I only want to put some salad and a few falafel inside!

thehappybutterfly

I do the same as Eyebright - cut them across the middle to make two deep pockets. We had really good ones the other night - Asda's Chosen by You flame baked pockets. They were soft and puffed up nicely.

JIL

Run them under the cold tap, shake them to remove excess water, before popping them under a hot grill.

Essex-girl_2

I always had this problem but then I tried M&S pitta's and have no trouble splitting them at all. Buy a few packs at a time then bung them in the freezer.

room512

I always use scissors to open them - there's usually a little hole along one of the 'seams' and so i put the end of the scissors in and cut and usually they open perfectly - if they don't open then I put the blade of the scissors in and then gently pull apart.

katkins78

Like Jil I run them under the tap quickly and then then grill, I think this makes them more pliable and less flaky, also they don't break up so much when stuffed.