Pita Bread

Total Time

50 Minutes

Servings

8

Ingredients

• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 cup pastry flour
• 1 cup warm water (40°C)
• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon applesauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

1. Dissolve the yeast and sugar in the warm water.
2. Combine the plain 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 plain flour till you get the right consistency. If too dry, add 1 tablespoons of water at a time till you get the right consistency.
3. 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.
4. There are two ways to cook pita bread. The flavour is a bit different with both.
5. To Bake Pita:
   Preheat oven to 260°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.
6. 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.