PEPPY'S PITA BREAD

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It's easy to make homemade pita-style bread in your own oven using this easy-to-follow recipe.

Provided by Sandy

Categories     Bread     Yeast Bread Recipes     Flat Bread Recipes

Time 3h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 ⅛ cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast

Steps:

  • Place all ingredients in bread pan of your bread machine, select Dough setting and start. When dough has risen long enough, machine will beep.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 191.1 calories, Carbohydrate 36.8 g, Fat 2.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 293 mg, Sugar 0.9 g

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