Pita Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 7/8 cup warm water, about 110 degrees.
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 package active dry yeast
• 2 2/3 cups unsifted flour

Recipe

• 1 combine water and yeast in a mixing bowl.
• 2 add honey, olive oil and salt.
• 3 add flour.
• 4 (if flour does not completely dampen, add small amounts of water, sparingly, until all the flour is damp).
• 5 turn out onto a very lightly floured board and knead thoroughly for 5 minutes until dough is extremely elastic.
• 6 sprinkle a tiny amount of olive oil in a large bowl, then roll the dough in it until the dough is covered with the oil.
• 7 leave the dough in the bowl, cover with cloth and let rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled in size.
• 8 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 9 punch the dough down and knead again for a few seconds.
• 10 roll the dough out with a rolling pin to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
• 11 using something round, such as a 6 or 8 inch tupperware lid, press into dough and cut around.
• 12 lift out and onto a slightly oiled baking sheet, an insulated one works best.
• 13 bake the loaves for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.
• 14 break apart the extra dough into small pieces.
• 15 bake them for 5 minutes.