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Lebanese Pita Bread Recipe

Wow!  this Homemade Pita Bread is so much testier
than any Pita you would ever buy. Its not the easiest
recipe, but its certainly worth it.

Ingredients:
 
  3 Cups white flour  
  1 Cup warm water
  1 Tbsp sugar
  1 Tbsp olive oil
  1 Tsp salt
  1 Tsp active dry yeast
 
Directions:

  1.  Melt the yeast in a cup along with the sugar, and ¼
      cup warm water. Let the yeast to ferment for 15 minutes.

  2.  Mix the flour with the salt in a big bowl, and add the
       fermented yeast.

  3.  Start to knead the mixture into dough, while you gradually
       add the left ¾ cup warm water.

  4.  Continue to knead the dough for about 8 minutes ,
       until it turns into a firm, elastic dough.
       (if it's sticky add 1 or 2 tablespoon flour)

  5.  Now create a ball shape out of the dough, and cover the bowl with a towel.

  6.  Let the dough ball to swell for 1 hour, and then knead it for 2 minutes.

  7.  Divide the dough into 8 balls. Each one about the size of a Ping-Pong ball.

  8.  Cover 7 balls with a the towel, and leaver 1 for rolling.

  9.  Roll gently 1 ball with a rolling-spin until it is ¼ inch thick, and 7 inches in diameter.
      Try to keep the pita in a rounded, elegant shape. Do the same with the other 7 balls

  10.  Set up 2 baking dishes padded with cooking paper, place 4 pitas on each baking dish,
        and cover them with a towel so they don't dry out

  11.  Warm your baking oven to 500°, and insert the first baking dish.

  12.  Let the pitas bake for 6-7 minutes and they're ready. Do exactly the
        same thing with the second dish.


Tip:
 
  v Freeze the pitas for long time storage.
 

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