Pita Bread

4 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 5 to 5 1/4 c. whole wheat flour or part whole wheat and part unbleached
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 Tbsp. yeast
  • 2 c. very warm, but not hot, water

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix ingredients together and add more flour if necessary.
  2. 2
    Make into 2 balls.
  3. 3
    Knead each ball, then divide into 12 smaller balls. Cover.
  4. 4
    Let rise about 30 to 40 minutes.
  5. 5
    Flatten balls to about 6 inches in diameter with rolling pin on a lightly floured board. Cover and let rise slightly.
  6. 6
    Flip the dough so that the bottom side of the bread dough is on the top side of baking sheets. Preheat oven as hot as it bakes.
  7. 7
    Place sheet on lowest rack.
  8. 8
    Bake about 2 to 4 minutes.
  9. 9
    Makes 24 pita breads.

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