pita bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup pastry flour
• 1 cup warm water (110 degrees f/45 degrees c)
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon applesauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 50 mins


• 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 applesauce and knead. dough shouldn't be sticky, but it shouldn't be dry either. if too sticky add 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour till you get the right consistency. if too dry, add 1 tablespoons of water at a time till you get the right consistency.
• roll out into a rope and cut into 8 pieces. shape each piece into a ball and roll out till 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. to bake pita: preheat oven to 500 degrees f (260 degrees c) 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. to fry 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 something like a tortilla when you're done. put in a plastic bag once it has cooled a bit.