Peppy's Pita Bread
It's easy to make homemade pita-style bread in your own oven using this easy-to-follow recipe.
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- Serves: 8 persons
Ingredients
- 1⅛ cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 3cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1½ teaspoons white sugar
- 1½ teaspoons active dry yeast
Instructions
Step 1
Place all ingredients in bread pan of your bread machine, select Dough setting and start. When dough has risen long enough, machine will beep.Step 2
Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Gently roll and stretch dough into a 12 inch rope. With a sharp knife, divide dough into 8 pieces. Roll each into a smooth ball. With a rolling pin, roll each ball into a 6 to 7 inch circle. Set aside on a lightly floured countertop. cover with a towel. Let pitas rise about 30 minutes until slightly puffy.Step 3
Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Place 2 or 3 pitas on a wire cake rack. Place cake rack directly on oven rack. Bake pitas 4 to 5 minutes until puffed and tops begin to brown. Remove from oven and immediately place pitas in a sealed brown paper bag or cover them with a damp kitchen towel until soft. Once pitas a softened, either cut in half or split top edge for half or whole pitas. They can be stored in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for several days or in the freezer for 1 or 2 months.