My Recipes

Recipes

Pita Bread

• 2 tsp dry yeast

  1 C warm water

  3 C flour

  1 tsp salt

  Dissolve the yeast in 1 cup warm water.

  Sift together flour and salt and mix the yeast and water.

  Work the mixture into a dough and knead for several minutes.

  Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rise in warm place for 3 hours

  Preheat oven to 350°.

  Divide the dough into 6 equal portions and roll into balls.

  With either your hand or a rolling pin, pat and press each ball of dough into a

  5-inch circle about ½ inch thick.  Place on an ungreased baking sheet and

  bake for 10 minutes or until the pita are light golden brown.