Pita Bread

24 Loaves

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Pita Bread Ingredients

12 c Flour, white or unbleached	1 1/2 c Warm water
2 tb Sugar	1/2 c Milk
2 ts Salt	1 pk Dry yeast

Instructions for Pita Bread

In a small bowl, place yeast and cover with warm water, stir in sugar to activate. In a large bowl, place flour, and salt. When yeast has doubled in size, stir into flour mixture. Add milk. Stir until mixture can be kneaded by hand. Dough will not be smooth and silky. Knead until thoroughly mixed. Set aside, covered, until it doubles in bulk (approximately 2 hours). Sprinkle a small amount of flour on your hands, and pull off lemon-sized balls of dough. Roll in your hands until a smooth ball is formed, set aside to rest. When all balls are formed, wait 15 minutes. Using a floured rolling pin and floured surface, roll the balls into flat loaves, approximately 1/4 inch thick. Let rest for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place two loaves on a cookie sheet, place in oven, and watch carefully. When the loaves begin to "puff", transfer them to the broiler, if using a gas oven, or turn on the broiling unit if using an electric one. Watch them carefully, as they brown quickly. When the first side has browned, turn them over with a spatula, and let the second side brown. Remove to a separate pan for cooling. Be careful, the loaves are full of steam, and will burn the fingers! If you are using a gas stove, you may place two more loaves in the oven while two are browning in the broiler. Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #349 From: Abduh & Kim Barghouti Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 18:13:05 -0800

Main Ingredient: GrainsCuisine: Uncategorized