Saturday, April 06, 2013

Pita Bread

I got this recipe from: http://www.thefreshloaf.com/recipes/pitabread
and I am going to try this tomorrow. Since I baked Naan Bread on my pizza stone and it came out always good, I am going to try this one.


Pita Bread
Makes 8 pitas
3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 Tablespoon sugar or honey
1 packet yeast (or, if from bulk, 2 teaspoons active dry yeast)
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups water, roughly at room temperature
2 tablespoons olive oil, vegetable oil, butter, or shortening
Steps
  • Warm the water in microwave for 30 secs and add sugar/honey in it. 
  • Add active dry yeast to proof it for about 10 mins. If you are using instant yeast skip this step and add the yeast to the dry ingredients.
  • Mix all ingredients in a bread machine for 10 mins
  • Put the dough in a bowl coated with oil/spray and cover it with kitchen towel and let it raise for 90 mins
  • After this punch down the dough; divide into 8 balls; put it back into the bowl and let it raise for 30 mins.
  • At this point you can make the pitas or store the dough in the fridge for several days
  • Load the pizza stone into the oven and put the oven on maximum temperature, in the broil mode.  
  • Roll each ball into 1/8 or 1/4 inch thick disc
  • Place the discs on the pizza stone and bake for about 3 mins until they are puffy. 
  • If you need them crispy bake them for an additional 3-5 mins.


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