Pita bread is stable in the middle eastern mostly famous for scooping with hummus, you will almost find it in every middle eastern restaurant, sometimes it is used as a wrap like shawarma meat or chicken also great with vegetables.
This yeast-risen Pita bread is easy to make at home it bakes up in less than 2 minutes each side, very satisfying to watch when it puffs up like a balloon. Once you know how to make your own Pitas you will never buy store bought ones again. These freeze well too.
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Pita Bread

Homemade Pita Bread is easier than you think, once you try a homemade one you will never buy a store bought one again.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Mediterranean

Prep Time 2 hours 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Servings 8 pita

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/4 cup water
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp yeast

Instructions

• Combine all of the ingredients, knead the dough, for 10 minutes until smooth.
• Place the dough in oiled bowl, and allow it to rest for one hour or until it doubled in size. Punch down then let it rest for another 10 minutes.
• Divide the dough into 8 pieces shape each piece into a smooth ball. roll each piece into a 9-inch circle and place on a lightly greased baking sheet and allow them to rest for 15 minutes covered.
• preheat the oven to 500F

  Place the baking sheets in the oven and bake for 5 to 10 minutes they should puff up if not wait a little longer.
• Wrap in a clean dry cloth or store in an airtight container.