Pita Bread Recipe

This pita bread recipe was shared by Sandy H.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup pastry flour
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon applesauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
• olive oil

Preparation:

Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water.

Combine the all-purpose flour, pastry flour and salt in a bowl. Stir in the yeast mixture and the applesauce and knead. If too sticky add 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour until you get the right consistency. If too dry, add 1 tablespoons of water at a time until you get the right consistency.

Roll out into a rope and cut into 8 pieces. Shape each piece into a ball and roll out until it's anywhere from a 6 to 8 inch circle.

There are two ways to cook pita bread. The flavor is a bit different with both.

Baked Pita:
Preheat oven to 500° and put a pita on a wire cake rack. Toss in the rack and cook for 3 minutes or until the bread stops puffing up. When you take it out, smash down the pita (Careful, its hot!) and quickly put it in a plastic freezer bag.

Fried Pita:
Heat olive oil in a skillet over high heat. When almost smoking, place a pita in the pan and cook for a few minutes on each side, till brown spots begin to appear. It should look be flat and look something like a tortilla when you're done. Put in a plastic bag once it has cooled a bit.
Shared by Sandy H.

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